Heat, Canadian
- When
- August 17, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Canadian forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.542, -97.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Oklahoma, August 17, 1999
Two women died from exposure to excessive heat on the 17th. A 75-year old woman died in her home in Kingston in Marshall County, and an 83-year old woman died in her home in El Reno in Canadian County.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.
Two women died from exposure to excessive heat on the 17th. A 75-year old woman died in her home in Kingston in Marshall County, and an 83-year old woman died in her home in El Reno in Canadian County. Both women owned an air conditioner, however they were inoperable.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Marshall
- When
- August 17, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Deaths
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.025, -96.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat, Marshall | 1999-08-17 | 83 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Heat, Marshall | 1999-08-17 | 75 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
What these are
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5715058, 5715059.