Heat — Tulsa, Oklahoma

2020-06-13 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Wider weather episode

Two young children entered their father's truck by themselves during the afternoon of June 13th in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They became locked in the vehicle for about five hours, and were found dead that evening, having succumbed to the extreme heat in the locked truck. The high temperature reached 94 degrees that afternoon in Tulsa.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 899310. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.