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Excessive Heat — Greater Portland Metro Area, Oregon

August 14, 2023 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Greater Portland Metro Area

Event narrative (NOAA)

An extended period of hot weather lead to partner actions being taken and multiple heat related fatalities. High temperatures reached 101 to 108 in Portland between August 13 to 16. Low temperatures only fell to 68 to 73 on those days. Multnomah County reported six suspected heat-related deaths in Portland.

Other notable excessive heat events in Oregon

Greater Portland Metro Area · June 26, 202193 killedCentral Willamette Valley · June 26, 202116 killedGreater Portland Metro Area · July 25, 20229 killedCentral Willamette Valley · July 28, 20224 killedGreater Portland Metro Area · August 11, 20213 killedCentral Oregon · June 27, 20212 killed

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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