Heat in Northwest Valley, Arizona

Heat August 19, 2018 · Northwest Valley, Arizona

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

One direct fatality was reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, with their details, such as age, gender and circumstances unavailable.

The wider storm

High pressure over the Desert Southwest allowed for temperatures to climb to dangerous levels on the 18th and 19th of August. Four heat-associated fatalities (three direct and one indirect) were reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 867273. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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