Excessive Heat in Colbert, Alabama

Excessive Heat June 19, 2009 – June 23, 2009 · Colbert, Alabama

Injuries

What the National Weather Service wrote

Daytime high temperatures reached the middle to upper 90s during this period. In combination with humid air, heat index values climbed into the 100 to 105 degree range across northwest Alabama, including the Shoals. A newspaper reported that at least 12 people were treated for heat illness at a Florence hospital.

The wider storm

A large ridge of high pressure built over the region producing hot weather over several days. Daytime high temperatures reached the middle to upper 90s during this period. In combination with humid air, heat index values climbed into the 100 to 105 degree range across northwest Alabama, including the Shoals. A newspaper reported that at least 12 people were treated for heat illness at a Florence hospital.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 180244. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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