Home / Storms / North Carolina
Heat — Johnston, North Carolina
July 23, 1999 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Johnston
Event narrative (NOAA)
A farm worker was overcome by heat exhaustion. He was taken to the local hospital where his body temperatures was measured at 108. A 3 year old boy died after he apparently go into his parents car and could not get out.
Other notable heat events in North Carolina
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.