Heat in Shelby, Tennessee
Heat July 20, 2016 · Shelby, Tennessee
1
Death
What the National Weather Service wrote
Heat index values climbed above 105 degrees in Shelby County. A heat related death occurred.
The wider storm
A large upper level high pressure system centered over the Southern Plains brought hot and humid conditions to the Mid-South. The combination of temperatures in the mid 90s and dewpoints in the upper 70s produced heat index values above 105 degrees in the Memphis area.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 657571. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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