Heat in Tohono O Odham Nation, Arizona

Heat April 18, 2022 · Tohono O Odham Nation, Arizona

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hot temperatures 15 degrees above normal, in the mid to upper 90s, were experienced on the Tohono O'odham Nation on April 18 causing the Moderate Heat Risk category to be reached. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for one individual found in the desert fifteen miles southwest of Topawa.

The wider storm

Hot temperatures in the mid to upper 90s were experienced in the lower elevations of southeast Arizona on April 18. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for three individuals found in the desert, one southwest of Topawa on the Tohono O'odham Nation, one southeast of Arivaca in Pima County and a third northeast of Douglas in Cochise County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1025201. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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