Heat — Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet, Arizona
May 6, 2021 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet
Event narrative (NOAA)
Temperatures around 10 degrees above normal, near 95, occurred in southern Cochise County causing the Moderate Heat Risk category to be reached on May 6. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for one female found a few days later near the International Border west of Douglas, but the exact date of the fatality was undetermined.
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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.