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Heat in Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar Valleys, Arizona
Heat July 21, 2020 · Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar Valleys, Arizona
What the National Weather Service wrote
Above normal temperatures occurred in Pima County on July 21st. High temperatures included 103 degrees at the Tucson International Airport, 102 at Sells and 101 at Sasabe. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for an adult male 4 miles southeast of Kitt Peak and another 7 miles northwest of Sells.
The wider storm
Above normal temperatures occurred in southeast Arizona on July 21st with high temperatures just over 100 degrees in central Pima County. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for two males, one northwest of Sells on the Tohono O'odham Nation and another southeast of Kitt Peak.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 912468. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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