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HeatWestern Mojave Desert, California

August 5, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Western Mojave Desert

Event narrative (NOAA)

A boy died in the extreme southwest corner of Death Valley National Park after being stranded with his mother for four days.

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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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