Heat in Tohono O Odham Nation, Arizona

Heat September 27, 2023 · Tohono O Odham Nation, Arizona

Deaths

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hot temperatures 10 to 12 degrees above normal caused the Moderate Heat Risk category to be reached on the Tohono O'odham Nation where temperatures topped out around 102 degrees. The Pima County Medical Examiner determined heat to be the primary cause of death for two individuals found in the desert southwest in the Sells and San Miguel areas.

The wider storm

Hot temperatures 10 to 12 degrees above normal caused the Moderate Heat Risk category to be reached. The Pima County Medical Examiner determined heat to be the primary cause of death for two individuals found in the desert on the Tohono O'odham Nation.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1141664. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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