Heat — St. Clair, Illinois

2001-06-19 · St. Clair, Illinois

Event narrative

An Alorton man was found dead in his home. The County Coroner ruled the cause of death as heat exhaustion. The temperature inside the house was well over 100 degrees. High temperatures on the 17th and 18th were in the lower to middle 90s with the Heat Index around 100.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5259041. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.