Heat in Rutherford, Tennessee

Heat August 2, 2012 · Rutherford, Tennessee

Deaths

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two young children died of heat stroke in Smyrna after being left in a vehicle for several hours during the afternoon of August 2. The high temperature reached a daily record of 99 degrees at the nearby Nashville International Airport.

The wider storm

Record high temperatures in the upper 90s and dewpoints in the low to mid 70s led to oppressive heat across Middle Tennessee on August 2. Two young children reportedly died of heat stroke after being left inside a vehicle for several hours in Rutherford County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 404007. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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