Heat — Coachella Valley, California

2001-05-07 to 2001-05-11 · Coachella Valley, California

Wider weather episode

On 5/11/01, emergency crews rescued 19 people suffering from heat exhaustion and dehydration on a freight train located near the city of Cabazon. The train was bound from Palm Springs to Los Angeles and it was unclear when the people had gotten on the train. On 5/13/01, a man's body was discovered in Palm Canyon, located near the Dos Cabezas mine in extreme eastern San Diego County. Record high temperatures had been set in the Coachella Valley and San Diego County Deserts the previous week.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5243334. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.