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Eventdex · Heat & Excessive Heat

CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY

702637

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Event typeevent_typeExcessive Heat
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id702,637
Episode IDepisode_id116,417
Begin UTCbegin_utc2017-06-17T08:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2017-06-23T08:00:00+00:00
StatestateCALIFORNIA
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameCENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY
Deaths directdeaths_direct2
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct2
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceCounty Official
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_narrativeGlenn County had 4 heat related hospital visits, with two fatalities where heat was a contributing factor, along with hypo-tonic dehydration. One of the fatalities was located in a mobile home without air conditioning, found on 06/17/2017 at 1926 PDT. The temperature of the house was over 100 inside. The other individual was located outside, in an orchard, found on 06/20/2017 at 1816 PDT. This person was not homeless. An Excessive Heat Warning was in effect for the area. High temperatures in downtown Sacramento were 111 on the 18th (record), 113 on the 19th (record), 110 on the 20th (record), 110 on the 21st (record), 110 on the 22nd, 109 on the 23rd, and 112 on the 24th.
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