Excessive Heat in Lafayette, Mississippi

Excessive Heat August 5, 2007 – August 25, 2007 · Lafayette, Mississippi

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hot and Humid weather settled over North Mississippi during most of August. High temperatures reached near or above the 100 degree mark during the month with heat index values reaching above the 105 degrees. As a result, 1 person in Oxford died from the effects of the heat.

The wider storm

A severe heat wave brought high temperatures near or above the 100 degree mark during most of the month of August. The unusually warm temperatures combined with high dew points produced heat index values of 105 degrees or greater during the heat wave. One fatality was reported across North Mississippi.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 57836. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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