Excessive Heat — Inland Chatham, Georgia

2011-08-04 · Inland Chatham, Georgia

Event narrative

A heat index of 118 F was measured from the Georgia Automated Environmental Monitoring Network at Bamboo Farm Coastal Gardens.

Wider weather episode

A strong mid and upper level ridge produced large thickness values over the southeast. These thickness values supported afternoon high temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100s inland and mid 90s along the coast. These temperatures in combination with low to mid 70s dewpoints pooling along an afternoon seabreeze, produced dangerous heat indices over portions of southeast Georgia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 342667. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.