Heat — Caddo, Louisiana

2018-05-15 · Caddo, Louisiana

Event narrative

Unseasonably hot temperatures settled in across Northwest Louisiana during May 15th, with the high temperature in Shreveport climbing to 91 degrees. This temperature was just 3 degrees shy of tying the record high temperature of 94 degrees set back in 1881.

A 6 month old girl died from heat stroke on May 15th after being left inside a hot car in in the 6700 block of Woolworth Road in Shreveport for about 6 hours, from around 11 am to 5 pm.

Wider weather episode

An upper level ridge of high pressure was anchored from South Texas across the Western Gulf of Mexico and across much of the Ark-La-Tex during May 15th. This resulted in much above normal temperatures areawide, with readings climbing into the lower 90s in the afternoon.

A 6 month old girl died from heat stroke on May 15th after being left inside a hot car for about 6 hours, from around 11 am to 5 pm in the 6700 block of Woolworth Road in Shreveport. The high temperature in Shreveport on May 15th was 91 degrees.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 747018. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.