Heat — Lancaster, Pennsylvania
2023-10-04 · Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Direct deaths
Event narrative
On an unseasonably warm afternoon with highs in the low to mid 80s, an infant left unattended in a car in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County was found dead from asphyxia due to hyperthermia.
Wider weather episode
High temperatures in the low to mid 80s in the Lower Susquehanna Valley on October 4, 2023 were 10 to 15 degrees above normal for early October. That afternoon, an infant left unattended in a car in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County was found dead from asphyxia due to hyperthermia.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1129931. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.