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HeatBossier, Louisiana

May 18, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Bossier

Event narrative (NOAA)

A woman working as a seamstress in her apartment in Bossier City, LA, was found dead. The death was determined by the county coroner as heat related.

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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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