Heat — Yazoo, Mississippi

2017-07-19 · Yazoo, Mississippi

Event narrative

A 56 year old man died from hyperthermia at a home on East 5th Street. The air conditioning unit at the home was not functioning properly at the time.

Wider weather episode

Hot and humid conditions occurred July 20th and 21st. Temperatures were in the mid 90s across the ArkLaMiss with heat indices around 100 to 108 degrees.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 701447. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.