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HeatSumter, Georgia

August 8, 1999 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Sumter

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 75 year old woman was found dead of heat stroke, after going to bed with her fan and window air conditioning unit turned off.

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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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