Heat in Northwest Valley, Arizona

Heat August 17, 2019 · Northwest Valley, Arizona

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

Strong high pressure centered over the Desert Southwest led to excessive heat warning conditions and multiple heat-associated fatalities across the Phoenix metro during the middle part of August. Eight fatalities (7 direct and 1 indirect) were reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 931049. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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