Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Franklin
Event narrative (NOAA)
Heat index values climbed to 104 degrees in the afternoon in the Waco area on the 14th. Tragically, a four year old boy suffocated inside a vehicle in this community while playing hide and seek.
Other notable heat events in Alabama
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.