Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
210
Property damage
—
Area
Dallas
Event narrative (NOAA)
Triple digit temperatures were recorded nearly every day during the month of August. According to the medical examiner, after the excessive heat ended on the 5th, another four people people died as a result of the heat. In addition, the medical examiner reported an additional approximately 210 cases of heat-related illnesses through the end of the month. A heat advisory was in effect nearly every day after the Excessive Heat Warning ended on the morning of the 6th.
Other notable heat events in Texas
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.