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Heat — Mclean, Illinois

August 19, 2005 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Mclean

Event narrative (NOAA)

A member of the Illinois Wesleyan University football team died from heat stroke several days after falling ill at a morning football practice. Temperatures at the time of the practice were in the middle 80s, with dew points in the lower 70s and a heat index in the lower 90s.

Other notable heat events in Illinois

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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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