Heat — Dallas, Texas

2011-06-13 to 2011-06-30 · Dallas, Texas

Event narrative

The medical examiner ruled a 21-year old male, a 43-year old male and a 50-year old male all died from hyperthermia in Dallas County. The 21-year old male was found inside a home on the 28th when temperatures were around 99 degrees.The 50-year old male was found in his home on the 19th when temperatures were around 103 degrees. The 43-year old male was found in the garage of his home on the 20th when temperatures were around 100 degrees. A heat advisory was not in effect on any of these days. Also during the month of June, the Dallas County Health & Human Services reported 140 cases of heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.

Wider weather episode

The summer heat in Texas really settled in around June 13th when temperatures region-wide began reaching triple digits on a daily basis. From the 13th through the 20th, much of the region was at or over 100 degrees, and then a brief cool down occurred around the 22nd. However, temperatures quickly reached back into the upper 90s and over 100 degrees for the remainder of the month. During this time period, a heat advisory was only in effect the 17th through the 18th. A total of three people died in Dallas County from heat related causes during the latter half of the month. Unfortunately, the summer heat worsened after June and record breaking temperatures resulted in many more heat related deaths through the end of the summer.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 322063. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.