Heat — Olmsted, Minnesota

2022-09-01 · Olmsted, Minnesota

Event narrative

Fourteen participants from a cross country meet near Stewartville were treated for heat exhaustion with four transported to a hospital. Observations from the automated weather observing equipment at the Rochester airport indicated it was unusually humid with dew points in the lower 70s.

Wider weather episode

A high school cross country meet was held near Stewartville (Olmsted County) on September 1st. Fourteen runners needed treatment for heat exhaustion with four of them transported to a hospital for additional aid. Observations from the automated weather observing equipment at the Rochester (Olmsted County) airport indicated that conditions were unusually humid for early September with dew points in the lower 70s.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1057123. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.