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HeatTucson Metro Area, Arizona

May 19, 2012 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Tucson Metro Area

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 23-year-old female tourist died from heat exhaustion/heat stroke while hiking in the Tortolita Mountains with family. The high temperature at Tucson was 93 degrees. She was pronounced dead at 130 pm.

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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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