Excessive Heat — Tarrant, Texas

2023-07-17 to 2023-07-20 · Tarrant, Texas

Event narrative

Another round of excessive heat affected the region, creating high temperatures of 105 or greater along with heat indices of 110 or greater. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office attributed 2 deaths during this period to Hyperthermia.

Wider weather episode

A strong high pressure ridge aloft contributed to another round of excessive heat across much of North and Central Texas July 17th through the 20th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1124600. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.