Heat — Muscogee, Georgia

2016-08-05 · Muscogee, Georgia

Event narrative

Local newspapers report that a 31 year old man died due to hyperthermia in an automobile in Columbus. Temperatures reached into the middle 90s during the afternoon and the man was found in the front seat of his car with all of the windows rolled up.

Wider weather episode

Very hot and humid conditions persisted throughout the month of August.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 654517. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.