Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Northern Queens
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 71 year old man was found dead in the driver's seat of a vehicle at 345 pm in Whitestone. Hyperthermia was the cause per an autopsy. Heat indices were in the lower to mid 90s.
Other notable heat events in New York
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.