Heat — Tohono Oodham Nation, Arizona

2007-05-11 to 2007-05-13 · Tohono Oodham Nation, Arizona

Event narrative

Saturday morning May 13th around 11 a.m., Border Patrol agents northeast of Sasabe found the body of a 20 to 25 year-old man from Puebla, Mexico. The man was believed to have died within the last couple of days.

Border Patrol agents found on Monday, May 14th the decomposing body of a suspected illegal entrant west of Sasabe who was believed to be a 16 year old Chiapas boy.

Wider weather episode

The first widespread 100 degree temperatures of the season occurred across Southeast Arizona on May 13th and 14th. High temperatures in many of the deserts west of Tucson approached 105F. NWS Tucson issued heat advisories advising the public of the unusually hot May temperatures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 26380. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.