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Heat — Person, North Carolina

July 19, 2005 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Person

Event narrative (NOAA)

The body of a migrant worker was found on Walker Farm in Person County. The worker complained of sickness and left the farm around 1130am. The worker was later found dead only a quarter mile away in a creek bed. The heat index by 11am was 103 degrees.

Other notable heat events in North Carolina

Pitt · June 13, 20082 killedMecklenburg · June 29, 19982 killedEdgecombe · August 2, 19991 killedScotland · July 25, 19991 killedColumbus · July 20, 19991 killedJohnston · July 23, 19991 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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