Heat — Utah Valley, Utah

2021-07-21 · Utah Valley, Utah

Event narrative

A 9-year-old boy was found dead in a vehicle in American Fork on Wednesday, July 21, at around 1:45 p.m. It is believed the child was inside the car for approximately two hours before he was discovered. Temperatures in the vicinity of American Fork at the time were generally in the 90-95 degree Fahrenheit range.

Wider weather episode

An active monsoon surge brought several back-to-back days of thunderstorms producing heavy rain, damaging wind gusts, and hail across the state.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 974534. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.