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Heat — Tohono O Odham Nation, Arizona

May 5, 2018 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Tohono O Odham Nation

Event narrative (NOAA)

Well above normal temperatures occurred on the Tohono O'odham Nation on May 5th and 6th. Sells recorded a high temperature of 102 degrees on both days. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for one adult female east of Sells.

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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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