Heat — Navarro, Texas

2009-08-28 · Navarro, Texas

Event narrative

A seventh month old female died in a parked car outside of an elementary school in Corsicana. The child was left in the car for approximately 5 hours. The temperature at the time was 89 degrees.

Wider weather episode

A heat death occured after a mother left her seven month old baby in a car for five hours.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 193148. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.