Heat in Edgar, Illinois

Heat July 3, 2019 · Edgar, Illinois

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 66 year-old man died of heatstroke while sitting in his car outside a home in Paris in Edgar County. He lived in the non air-conditioned attic of the home, where temperatures likely exceeded 140 degrees on hot days.

The wider storm

With high temperatures in the 90s and high relative humidity values, heat index readings hovered near 100 degrees on July 3rd. As a result of the heat, a 66-year old man died of heatstroke in Paris in Edgar County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 846492. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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