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Heat — Coastal Dade, Florida

February 17, 2003 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Coastal Dade

Event narrative (NOAA)

Baltimore Oriole's pitcher Steve Bechler, collapsed and died while participating in conditioning drills. The medical examiner determined that the death was due to heat but that ephedrine pills taken three hours earlier had contributed to the death.

Other notable heat events in Florida

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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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