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HeatHinds, Mississippi

July 12, 2001 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Hinds

Event narrative (NOAA)

A man died of heatstroke after falling asleep in his car in a grocery store parking lot with the windows rolled up.

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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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