Excessive Heat — Bossier, Louisiana

2010-08-14 · Bossier, Louisiana

Event narrative

An 87 year old woman was found in her house deceased. It was determined that she died from the heat.

Wider weather episode

A large ridge of high pressure both at the surface and aloft allowed for excessively hot temperatures across northwest Louisiana through much of August. Daily afternoon temperatures often climbed above 100 degrees with heat index values climbing between 105 to 110 degrees in the afternoon.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 242581. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.