Heat — Richland, Illinois

2011-06-06 to 2011-06-08 · Richland, Illinois

Event narrative

Three consecutive days of temperatures in the middle 90s and heat index values around 100 contributed to the hyperthermia death of a toddler in Noble. The 19 month old child was found unresponsive in a room that was not air conditioned during the early evening of June 8th. The child died that same evening at an Olney hospital.

Wider weather episode

A period of hot and humid conditions developed across central Illinois from June 6th through June 8th. Afternoon high temperatures each day reached the lower to middle 90s, while heat index values climbed to around 100 degrees. The hot conditions resulted in the deaths of a 59 year-old woman in Bloomington on June 7th, and a 19 month child in Noble on June 8th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 329274. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.