Excessive Heat in Harrison, Texas

Very hot and moist low-level southerly winds became enhanced along and ahead of a stalled frontal boundary draped near to just north of the Interstate 20 corridor of East Texas and North Louisiana. An upper level ridge of high pressure also expanded northeast from Mexico across much of Texas. As a result, afternoon temperatures climbed into the mid to upper 90s over these areas. When combined with the high humidity, heat indices ranged from 110-119 degrees from the June 17th through the 20th. A 35 year-old male from West Virginia, who worked as a lineman for Appalachian Power, succumbed from heat stroke in Marshall around 830 pm on June 19th after helping to restore power from the severe thunderstorms that moved through the region on June 16th.