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HeatTucson Metro Area, Arizona

May 21, 2012 · NOAA Storm Events record

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

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 35-year-old female tourist from Germany died rom heat exhaustion/heat stroke at 200 pm while hiking in Saguaro National Park West. The high temperature in Tucson was 105 degrees.

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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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