Excessive Heat — Las Vegas Valley, Nevada
July 1, 2013 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
27
Direct injuries
213
Property damage
—
Area
Las Vegas Valley
Event narrative (NOAA)
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached each day from the 1st through the 4th. Hundreds of people were overcome by the heat. An unusually high mortality rate persisted until July 11th, by which time 39 people had died (including two in June). Another man died in September after being found unresponsive on July 5th.
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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.