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Excessive Heat in Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar Valleys, Arizona
Excessive Heat September 30, 2024 · Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar Valleys, Arizona
What the National Weather Service wrote
Hot temperatures about 12 degrees above normal were experienced in Nogales on September 30, causing the Moderate Heat Risk category to be reached. Nogales International Airport topped out at 99 degrees on September 30. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary factor in the death in one individual.
The wider storm
Hot temperatures 12 to 16 degrees above normal were experienced across much of southeast Arizona September 26-30 causing record temperatures. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for two individuals, one in Tucson and one in Nogales. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat contributed in the death for two other individuals in Tucson.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1218663. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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