Heat — Oakland, Michigan

2002-06-28 · Oakland, Michigan

Wider weather episode

A 10 month old girl and her 3-year old brother died after being left along in a closed car in Southfield. Temperatures that day were in the 90s while the children were left in the car. They were in the car approximately 3 hours and died from the extreme heat.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5302689. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.