Heat in Bexar, Texas
Heat July 22, 2017 · Bexar, Texas
What the National Weather Service wrote
Thirty-nine people were discovered in a hot semi-trailer just aftermidnighton Sunday, July 23rd in southwestern San Antonio. The San Antonio Fire Department reported that 8 people died at the scene. Two others died after being taken to hospitals. Twenty-nine others were treated for heat related illnesses. High temperatures ranged from 100-104 degrees across the San Antonio metro area on Saturday, July 22nd. Peak heat index values were estimated to have been around 101-105 degrees.
The wider storm
A hot and humid airmass settled over South Central Texas. Thirty-nine people were discovered in a hot semi-trailer just aftermidnighton Sunday, July 23rd in southwestern San Antonio. The San Antonio Fire Department reported that 8 people died at the scene. Two others died after being taken to hospitals. Twenty-nine others were treated for heat related illnesses. High temperatures ranged from 100-104 degrees across the San Antonio metro area on Saturday, July 22nd. Peak heat index values were estimated to have been around 101-105 degrees.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 713949. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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