Heat — Coastal Kleberg County, Texas

2023-09-06 · Coastal Kleberg County, Texas

Event narrative

Afternoon heat index values ranged from 110 and 113 degrees.

Wider weather episode

The upper level ridge over northern Mexico moved back into south Texas with excessive heat returning to south Texas after the Labor Day holiday weekend. There was a fatality over the Labor Day weekend in Laredo when a 60 year old man passed away from a heat stroke.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1143055. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.