Excessive Heat — Southern Clark, Nevada

2023-07-19 to 2023-07-23 · Southern Clark, Nevada

Event narrative

Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached on ten straight days. This event began on July 14th.

Wider weather episode

A severe long-duration heat wave covered much of the southwest US for ten days (this episode begins under July 14-18 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 1119320. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.