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Heat — Southeast Providence, Rhode Island
July 20, 2013 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 90 year old woman died at the Charlesgate Nursing Center in Providence. The woman was not in poor health but lived in a room without air conditioning. Despite air conditioned rooms being available to the woman, she remained in her room. The Rhode Island Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that the cause of death was hyperthermia or extreme heat. A heat advisory was in effect for southeast Providence County, with heat index values up to 102 expected. Heat index values reached 92 in Providence by 8am, peaked at 101 at 2pm and remained there for 3 hours before temperatures fell below 80 after a thunderstorm. Time of death is approximate.
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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.