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Excessive Heat — Tohono O Odham Nation, Arizona

September 9, 2023 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Tohono O Odham Nation

Event narrative (NOAA)

Very hot temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees above normal caused the Major Heat Risk category to be reached across the Tohono O'odham Nation September 9-10. Record highs at Sells were 110 and 109 degrees, respectively. The Pima County Medical Examiner determined that heat was the primary cause of death for three individuals found in the desert on the 9th in the Santa Rosa, Topawa and San Ignacio areas.

Other notable excessive heat events in Arizona

Central Phoenix · July 11, 202394 killedCentral Phoenix · August 12, 202043 killedCentral Phoenix · July 10, 202032 killedCentral Phoenix · June 12, 202127 killedCentral Phoenix · August 1, 202026 killedEast Valley · July 11, 202326 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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