Heat in North Oregon Cascades, Oregon

Heat May 22, 2017 · North Oregon Cascades, Oregon

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Temperatures climbed up into the upper 80s to low 90s in many locations across the area. One local swimmer drowned seeking relief from the heat in a mountain lake.

The wider storm

Ridge of high pressure brought a couple days of warm weather. While air temperatures were warm, river and lake temperatures were still cold, leading to two drownings across the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 704618. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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