Heat in Tohono O Odham Nation, Arizona

Heat September 6, 2024 · Tohono O Odham Nation, Arizona

Deaths

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hot temperatures about 6 degrees above normal were experienced in Sells on September 6, causing the Moderate Heat Risk category to be reached. The Sells RAWS topped out at 107 degrees on September 6. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was primary factor in the death in two individuals.

The wider storm

Hot temperatures 8 to 10 degrees above normal were experienced across much of southeast Arizona September 5-8. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for six individuals, two in Tucson, two in Sells, one in Nogales, and one in Kuakatch. Additionally, the Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was a contributing factor in the cause of death for one other individual in Tucson.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1217122. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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