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Heat in Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar Valleys, Arizona

Heat July 8, 2020 · Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar Valleys, Arizona

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Above normal temperatures occurred in Santa Cruz and eastern Pima counties on July 8th. High temperatures included 108 degrees at the Tucson International Airport, 106 at Sells and 103 at Nogales. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for two adult males, one 2 miles northwest of Nogales and antoher within the Ironwood Forest National Monument.

The wider storm

Above normal temperatures occurred in southeast Arizona on July 8th with high temperatures around 105 degrees in Santa Cruz and eastern Pima counties. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for two adult males, one near Nogales and the other within the Ironwood Forest National Monument west of Tucson.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 912417. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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