Heat in Upper Jefferson, Louisiana

Heat September 3, 2012 · Upper Jefferson, Louisiana

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What the National Weather Service wrote

During a widespread power outage in the wake of Hurricane Isaac, several reports of heat exhaustion were reported, including one fatality from heat stroke.

The wider storm

Temperatures in the mid 90s were common across southeast Louisiana. Widespread power outages in the wake of Hurricane Isaac, combined with the hot temperatures, caused several reports of heat exhaustion and at least one case of heat stroke.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 415103. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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