Excessive Heat in Inland Onslow, North Carolina

Excessive Heat July 13, 2019 · Inland Onslow, North Carolina

What the National Weather Service wrote

The temperature at KOAJ was 93 with a dew point of 79 which produced a heat index of 110 at the following times on July 13th, 2019:

1030 - 1100 LST, 1100 - 1145 LST, 1155 - 1205 LST, 1215- 1246 LST.

The peak heat index occurred at 1200 LST with a temperature of 95 and a dewpoint of 79 producing a heat index of 113 degrees.

The wider storm

The beginning of a prolonged heat wave brought heat index values of 105 to 115 degree for much of Eastern North Carolina during the middle part of July. July 13 was particularly hot and humid with some area heat indices reaching 110 to 115 degrees.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 844450. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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