Heat in Coastal Kenedy, Texas

Heat September 15, 2023 · Coastal Kenedy, Texas

What the National Weather Service wrote

The observing station at Kingsville NAS reported a peak heat index of just below 117 degrees at 3:56 PM, with observations on either side between 111 and 112. Though this location runs higher than nearby areas, proxy between Coastal Willacy and Kingsville supports a two-hour period of heat index around 111 between 220 and 420 PM on the 15th.

The wider storm

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 1142653. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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