Heat — Dallas, Texas

2016-06-16 · Dallas, Texas

Event narrative

One person died due to heat related complications, according to the Dallas County medical examiner's office. This was the first heat-related death of the year in Dallas County.

Wider weather episode

Multiple days of temperatures climbing into the upper 90s with heat indices around 105 led to heat related illnesses and the first heat related death of the year in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 646560. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.