Excessive Heat — Walker, Georgia

2015-09-05 · Walker, Georgia

Event narrative

A Chattanooga Tennessee television news station reported a heat related death in Chickamauga, Georgia in Walker County. An 11-month-old boy was left in a closed vehicle for approximately two and a half hours during the afternoon of Saturday, September 5th. Air temperatures were reported to be in the lower 90s and a Walker County Sheriff's Department official estimated that temperatures inside of the vehicle reached as high as 130-170 degrees.

Wider weather episode

A broad, persistent upper-level ridge of high pressure resulted in warm afternoon temperatures across northwest Georgia. An infant left inside of a vehicle for several hours died of hyperthermia in Walker County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 603754. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.