Heat — Lee, Florida

2009-06-23 · Lee, Florida

Event narrative

Afternoon temperatures in the lower 90s combined with dew points in the lower 70s to make a heat index of 100 to 105 degrees on this afternoon. A 25-year-old male collapsed and later died due to the heat while playing basketball with friends in Cape Coral.

Wider weather episode

A frontal boundary gradually settled across the area on the 23rd and 24th. The energy associated with the boundary combined with warm afternoon temperatures to produce scattered thunderstorms mainly along and ahead of the boundary. Several thunderstorms produced large hail, strong damaging winds and two tornadoes.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 185308. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.