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Heat — St. Clair, Illinois

June 19, 2001 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
St. Clair

Event narrative (NOAA)

An Alorton man was found dead in his home. The County Coroner ruled the cause of death as heat exhaustion. The temperature inside the house was well over 100 degrees. High temperatures on the 17th and 18th were in the lower to middle 90s with the Heat Index around 100.

Other notable heat events in Illinois

Cook · July 28, 199993 killedCook · August 1, 200624 killedCook · July 17, 201116 killedCook · June 21, 199716 killedCook · August 6, 200114 killedCook · July 21, 199912 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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