Excessive Heat in Shelby, Tennessee
Excessive Heat August 3, 2011 – August 4, 2011 · Shelby, Tennessee
What the National Weather Service wrote
Heat indices reached between 110 and 120 degrees. One death occurred as a result.
The wider storm
A strong upper ridge of high pressure moved over the Mid-South during the beginning of August. As a result...very hot temperatures with readings near 100 degrees combined with humid conditions to produce dangerous heat indices between 110 to 120 degrees. Three deaths occurred as a result.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 341730. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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