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Eventdex · Heat & Excessive Heat

SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY

700620

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Event typeevent_typeExcessive Heat
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id700,620
Episode IDepisode_id116,417
Begin UTCbegin_utc2017-06-18T08:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2017-06-23T08:00:00+00:00
StatestateCALIFORNIA
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameSOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY
Deaths directdeaths_direct1
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceEmergency Manager
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeHigh pressure ridging brought an unusually long and strong heat wave for the month of June, with a remarkable 24 new record high temperatures and 16 record high minimum temperatures being set in the area. At the peak of the heat wave on the 21st, Redding reached 112, Red Bluff 113, Marysville 112, downtown Sacramento 108 and Stockton 108. A heat related fatality was reported in Sacramento County, two in Glenn County, as well as multiple people hospitalized due to the heat. There were nine cooling centers opened at the peak of the heat event in Sacramento County. Several power outages were reported at a hospital in Sacramento, and one roadway may have had damage due to the heat.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeA Sacramento hospital suffered power outages when two different transformers were blown. This caused a postponement of elective surgeries and required the purchase and rental of fans, coolers and other equipment. High temperatures in downtown Sacramento were 106 on the 18th (record), 107 on the 19th (record), 106 on the 20th, 106 on the 21st, and 108 on the 22nd (record).
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