Excessive Heat in Sumter, South Carolina

Excessive Heat June 21, 2025 · Sumter, South Carolina

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Sumter County coroner confirmed a 61 yr old man died from a heat stroke while umpiring a softball game at Patriot Park in Sumter. Nearby maximum air temperature was around 93 degrees Fahrenheit but field temperatures were unknown.

The wider storm

On the afternoon of June 21st, an upper ridge was over the TN Valley and southeastern states with relatively low precipitable water values (1-1.2 inches). High temperatures were in the lower to mid 90s.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1261246. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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