Heat — Albuquerque Metro Area, New Mexico
2010-07-14 · Albuquerque Metro Area, New Mexico
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Direct deaths
Event narrative
A 2-year-old died after being left in a hot car for almost four hours at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. By noon MST, the outside air temperature was 93 degrees which may have resulted in temperatures exceeding 135 degrees in the vehicle.
Wider weather episode
A toddler died after being left in a hot car for almost four hours.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 233711. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.