Excessive Heat — Fort Bend, Texas

2023-06-16 to 2023-06-20 · Fort Bend, Texas

Event narrative

Period of extremely hot weather. Long period of at least advisory levels. On June 16, a male construction worker died from hyperthermia while pouring concrete in the afternoon at a construction site. The heat index at nearby KSGR was 115 degrees at 4:00 PM CDT. In StormData periods of warning levels are recorded.

Wider weather episode

An extended period of excessive heat began. The first stretch reaching warning criteria was in mid-June with more to come. On other days were generally at advisory levels. Excessive Heat Warning issued for max heat indices 113F or above.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1115054. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.