Excessive Heat — Crawford, Wisconsin
July 17, 2011 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$12K
Area
Crawford
Event narrative (NOAA)
An elderly lady lost her life when the air conditioning failed in her mobile home. Her body was found on the 20th with the date of her death unknown. For an extended period between the 17th and 20th, afternoon heat indices routinely topped out between 110 and 115 with overnight low temperatures remaining above 75 degrees. The highest recorded heat index was 116 in Prairie du Chien on the 19th when the dew point hit 82.
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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.