Excessive Heat in Richland, South Carolina

Excessive Heat October 7, 2009 · Richland, South Carolina

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A Ft. Jackson recruit died as a result of heatstroke. Pvt. Jamal Britt, 19, of Edgewood, Md. died at 5:04pm EDT.

The wider storm

Temperatures reached the 90 degree mark which were well above normal for this time of year. A recruit from Ft. Jackson died from heatstroke as a result.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 192888. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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