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Excessive HeatJackson, Mississippi

August 2, 2010 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Jackson

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 48 year old construction worker collapsed and died while working on a highway construction project. Jackson County coroner classified the fatality as heat related with the cause of death as hyperthermia.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

Excessive Heat — Jackson, Mississippi, August 2, 2010 | DisasterAtlasUSA