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Heat — Lancaster, Pennsylvania

October 4, 2023 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Lancaster

Event narrative (NOAA)

On an unseasonably warm afternoon with highs in the low to mid 80s, an infant left unattended in a car in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County was found dead from asphyxia due to hyperthermia.

Other notable heat events in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia · July 4, 199958 killedPhiladelphia · July 12, 199723 killedPhiladelphia · August 1, 200621 killedPhiladelphia · August 6, 200119 killedPhiladelphia · July 1, 200215 killedPhiladelphia · July 20, 19988 killed

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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