Heat in Trempealeau, Wisconsin

Heat July 16, 2013 · Trempealeau, Wisconsin

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

One person passed away from heat related causes near Osseo. The victim fell outside and was unable to get up on a day with full sunshine and when the heat index approached 100 at the automated weather observing equipment at the Black River Falls airport. Air temperatures topped out between 90 and 95.

The wider storm

One person passed away from heat related causes near Osseo (Trempealeau County) during a heat wave in the middle of July. The victim apparently fell outside a house on a day when full sunshine was occurring. The heat index at the nearest automated weather observing equipment at the Black River Falls airport (Jackson County) approached 100 in the afternoon. Air temperatures routinely topped out between 90 and 95 degrees with overnight lows of 70 to 75.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 470126. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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