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Heat — Columbus, North Carolina
July 20, 1999 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
15
Property damage
—
Area
Columbus
Event narrative (NOAA)
A heat wave caused many to require hospital treatment in Columbus County and in neighboring counties in Southeast North Carolina. A farm worker died of heat stroke after hospitalization.
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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.