Heat — Rapides, Louisiana

2010-06-21 · Rapides, Louisiana

Event narrative

Beauregard Daily News reported that a two-year old boy died of heat exhaustion in Hineston when he climbed into an unlocked car and became trapped between 3 PM and 4 PM. He was reportedly trapped for less than one hour. At nearby Alexandria International Airport, the high temperature was 99 degrees with a dewpoint of 72 degrees. This resulted in a heat index value of 110 degrees around the time of the fatality.

Wider weather episode

A combination of high temperatures in the upper 90s and dewpoints in the low 70s resulted in high heat index values ranging from 105 to 110 degrees across central Louisiana during the afternoon hours on June 21. A two year old boy died of heat exhaustion in Rapides Parish when he climbed inside a vehicle and became trapped.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 243968. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.