Heat — Coastal Willacy, Texas

2023-09-15 · Coastal Willacy, Texas

Event narrative

The Cameron County Airport ASOS station recorded heat indices at or above 111 degrees from 11:53AM CDT until 3:53PM CDT. By proxy, it can be inferred that Coastal Willacy County also reached or exceeded 111 degrees for several hours.

Wider weather episode

The summer of heat just wouldn't end as heat indices pushed over 111 degrees for a few hours in Cameron, Willacy, and Kenedy Counties the afternoon of September 15th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1142652. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.