Excessive Heat in Coastal Nueces County, Texas

Excessive Heat August 10, 2023 · Coastal Nueces County, Texas

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heat index values ranged from 115 to 117 degrees.

The wider storm

Upper level ridge moved over south Texas toward the end of the Dog Days of August. This led to dangerous to excessive heat conditions across the Coastal Bend, Victoria Crossroads and western Brush Country. Excessive heat conditions occurred over the inland Coastal Bend where heat index values rose above 120 degrees from the 7th through the 10th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1133019. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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