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Heat — Orange, Florida

July 3, 1997 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Orange

Event narrative (NOAA)

A high temperature of 97 degrees was recorded at Orlando International Airport. This was only six degrees above normal, but the heat claimed one life. A 22 year old man was found unconscious a parking lot laying on the hot asphalt. He was taken to a hospital where his internal temperature was recorded at 106 degrees. He died later that day.

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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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