The Dexes / Heat & Excessive Heat / 774940
Eventdex · Heat & Excessive Heat
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY
774940
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| Event typeevent_type | Excessive Heat |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 774,940 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 129,323 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2018-07-15T19:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2018-07-21T03:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | CALIFORNIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Official NWS Observations |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | High pressure ridging brought hot temperatures across the area, 5 to 10 degrees above normal. Some locations had high temperatures reaching 105-110, with temperatures remaining in the mid to upper 70s overnight. Heat Warnings and Advisories were issued. Heat Risk Criteria reached Moderate levels across the forecast area, with some areas in the northern Sacramento Valley and adjacent foothills reaching High to Very High levels.||Isolated nocturnal thunderstorms brought locally heavy rain to the mountains, causing a rock slide.||A period of less extreme heat came earlier in the month. A 2 year old boy died in a hot car on July 7 in south Sacramento. The high temperature in downtown Sacramento reached 100 that day. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | The NWS Experimental Heat Risk reached High to Very High readings that prompted an Excessive Heat Warning for the northern Sacramento Valley. Redding highs were 108 on the 16th, then reached 109 for 3 days in a row, from the 17th to the 19th. Lows were in the 70s, peaking at 75 on the 16th. |
| Yearyear | 2,018 |
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