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Heat in Tohono O Odham Nation, Arizona
Heat August 1, 2023 · Tohono O Odham Nation, Arizona
What the National Weather Service wrote
Hot temperatures around 5 degrees above normal, around 103 degrees, caused the Moderate Heat Risk category to be reached on the Tohono O'odham Nation on August 1. The Pima County Medical Examiner determined heat to be the primary cause of death for one individual found in the desert near Sells.
The wider storm
Hot temperatures 2 to 4 degrees above normal August 1-3 in parts of southeast Arizona caused the Moderate Heat Risk category to be reached. A total of 11 heat-related fatalities were reported by the Pima County Medical Examiner.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1134749. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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