Texas, 1999

Heat in Texas, August 1, 1999

August 1, 1999 · NWS EWX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The body of a 27-year old male Mexican citizen was recovered near Garner Park early on the morning of the 1st. He had died of heat exhaustion near midnight.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
2
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 EWX wrote it up.

The body of a 27-year old male Mexican citizen was recovered near Garner Park early on the morning of the 1st. He had died of heat exhaustion near midnight. The body of a second man, a 45-year old male Mexican citizen, was found about the same time near Sabinal. He had also died of heat exhaustion shortly after midnight.

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Event by event

1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Uvalde

When
August 1, 12:15 AM CST to 1:00 AM CST
Where
Uvalde forecast zone
Deaths
2 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
29.357, -99.762 (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.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Heat, Uvalde1999-08-0127MaleOutside/Open AreasDirect
Heat, Uvalde1999-08-0145MaleOutside/Open AreasDirect

What these are

Heat
Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5714131.