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Heat — Roosevelt County, New Mexico
July 17, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
—
Area
Roosevelt County
Event narrative (NOAA)
An infant and a toddler were left in a hot car for nearly 90 minutes in Portales, NM while temperatures outside were in the middle 90s. The infant died at a nearby hospital and the other is in critical condition at a hospital in Lubbock, TX.
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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.