Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Licking
Event narrative (NOAA)
Ongoing excessive heat from June 28 into early July combined with power outages from the June 29 derecho to produce dangerous heat related conditions in some areas. Although heat indices were not as high as late June, heat indices in the area generally ranged from 90 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit each day through July 7. With the lengthy exposure to the heat, related illnesses became an issue. In Licking County, 3 people died as a result of such heat related illnesses.
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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.