Heat in Northern Queens, New York

Heat June 29, 2018 · Northern Queens, New York

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 71 year old man was found dead in the driver's seat of a vehicle at 345 pm in Whitestone. Hyperthermia was the cause per an autopsy. Heat indices were in the lower to mid 90s.

The wider storm

High pressure to the south pumped hot and humid air northward across the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 769801. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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