Texas, 2000

Heat in Texas, August 9, 2000

August 9, 2000 · NWS HGX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 heat, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
1
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.

The radar

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Event by event

1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Harris

When
August 9, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Harris forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates
29.857, -95.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A man died of heat exposure in his home.

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, Harris2000-08-0957MalePermanent HomeDirect

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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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: 5171152.