Excessive Heat in Oakland, Michigan

Excessive Heat July 17, 2011 – July 22, 2011 · Oakland, Michigan

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 37 year old highland man died from several factors including an enlarged heart, obesity and hyperthermia.

The wider storm

A mid July heat wave helped cap off the warmest month on record at Detroit. Three direct deaths were reported due to the heat wave, as heat indices were above 100 degrees. Here are the high temperatures recorded for Detroit and Flint during the period of July 17th-22nd:

Flint, 95, 94, 94, 95, 99, 84.

Detroit, 92, 96, 94, 96, 100, 95.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 332675. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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