Excessive Heat in Wayne, Michigan

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

Deaths

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 60 year old man died due to hyperthermia, as he was found in his car with the windows rolled up. A 57 year old man was also found dead due to

hyperthermia in his Redford Township group home.

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 332680. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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