Excessive Heat in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Excessive Heat July 6, 2016 – July 8, 2016 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Deaths

What the National Weather Service wrote

Three people died from exposure to prolonged heat in the city of Philadelphia. One person was in Northeast Philadelphia the second in Fox Chase and the third in Grays Ferry.

The wider storm

A heat wave occurred across the region with afternoon highs in the mid 90's and overnight lows staying above 70. The prolonged nature of the heat unfortunately resulted in three deaths in the city of Philadelphia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 636333. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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