Excessive Heat — Lincoln County Except the Sheep Range, Nevada

2023-07-15 to 2023-07-17 · Lincoln County Except the Sheep Range, Nevada

Event narrative

Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached on three straight days.

Wider weather episode

A severe long-duration heat wave covered much of the southwest US for ten days (this episode continues under July 19-23 Excessive Heat). A total of 13 people died of heat-related causes in Clark County during the heat wave.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1119283. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.