Heat in Southern Baltimore, Maryland

Heat June 21, 2015 · Southern Baltimore, Maryland

Death

Injury

What the National Weather Service wrote

Temperatures reached the lower 90s and combined with dew points in the upper 60s to produce heat indices in the mid to upper 90s. The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of Preparedness and Response reported one death from exposure to the heat. A toddler was left inside a car for 16 hours from the afternoon on the 21st until the 22nd. The windows were left rolled up, and the toddler died, suffering from second degree burns.

The wider storm

Warm air and moisture advection ahead of an approaching cold front combined with produce heat indices in the 90s.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 584996. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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