Excessive Heat — Dallas, Texas

2013-05-17 · Dallas, Texas

Event narrative

A one year old child died on May 17th after being left in a car on the parking lot of an elementary school. Temperatures on the 17th only reached the lower 90s in the city of Dallas. However, heat was determined to be the cause of death.

Wider weather episode

Severe weather dominated the headlines in May, but here were a few days with high temperatures. One child died after being left in a car in Dallas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 451828. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.