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Heat — Muscogee, Georgia

July 26, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Muscogee

Event narrative (NOAA)

The broadcast media reported that a 54 year old woman died from hyperthermia. The woman was found inside a car, with all of the windows rolled up, in the parking lot of the Midtown Medical Center in Columbus. Afternoon temperatures were in the mid to upper 90s in Columbus this day.

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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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