Heat — Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet, Arizona
July 10, 2023 · 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)
Hot temperatures about 3 degrees above normal caused the Moderate Heat Risk category to be reached in eastern Cochise County. Temperatures topped out at 102 degrees at San Simon and the Bisbee-Douglas Airport. The Pima County Medical Examiner determined heat to be a contributing factor in the death of one individual found in the desert 10 miles south of San Simon. A complicating factor in the fatality was drug toxicity.
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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.