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Heat in Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar Valleys, Arizona
Heat September 18, 2023 · Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar Valleys, Arizona
What the National Weather Service wrote
Hot temperatures around 8 degrees above normal caused the Moderate Heat Risk category to be reached in northern Santa Cruz County where temperatures topped out in the upper 90s. The Pima County Medical Examiner determined that heat was a contributing factor in the death an elderly individual in their Tumacacori-Carmen back yard. Heart disease was a complicating factor in this fatality.
The wider storm
Hot temperatures around 8 degrees above normal caused the Moderate Heat Risk category to be reached. One heat-related fatality was reported by the Pima County Medical Examiner in the Tumacacori-Carmen area.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1141665. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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