Heat — Inland Kenedy County, Texas

2023-07-13 · Inland Kenedy County, Texas

Event narrative

The Texas Water Development Board Mesonet site in Sarita (TW100) in northern Kenedy County recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 4:55PM CDT and 6:05PM CDT the afternoon of July 13th.

Wider weather episode

Unrelenting heat and humidity continued to bring heat advisory criteria (111 or higher for 2 hours or more in a single day) to the Rio Grande Valley, and north to Kenedy County ranch country.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1116852. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.