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Excessive Heat — Las Vegas Valley, Nevada

August 6, 2018 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Las Vegas Valley

Event narrative (NOAA)

Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached in Las Vegas for three days. During this time and in the two days immediately following, ten people died of heat related causes.

Other notable excessive heat events in Nevada

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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.

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