Excessive Heat in Harrison, Mississippi

Excessive Heat July 30, 2010 · Harrison, Mississippi

Deaths

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Harrison County Coroner stated that two deaths in a mobile home on Smith Road near Canal Road were caused by heat stroke. High temperatures at Gulfport Airport, approximately 3 miles away, were between 98 and 102 degrees from July 29 through August 2. Bodies were discovered on August 4, but deaths occurred several days prior to that. Date of deaths was estimated.

The wider storm

Several days of temperatures near 100 degrees contributed to two deaths from heat stroke in the Gulfport area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 256874. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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