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Heat — Kershaw, South Carolina

July 2, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Kershaw

Event narrative (NOAA)

An 84 year old male and a 63 year old female were found dead in their mobile home in Elgin of heat stress. The home was not air conditioned and the temperature inside reached to at least 100 degrees with no ventilation.

Other notable heat events in South Carolina

Charleston · August 1, 19996 killedBerkeley · August 1, 19992 killedAnderson · July 17, 19961 killedCharleston · June 1, 19981 killedFairfield · June 22, 19961 killedSpartanburg · June 23, 19961 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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