Two heat related deaths occurred on June 4th; one directly related and the other indirectly related. A 52-year old male was found inside his car in Fort Worth during the late afternoon hours.
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The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.
Two heat related deaths occurred on June 4th; one directly related and the other indirectly related. A 52-year old male was found inside his car in Fort Worth during the late afternoon hours. The medical examiner determined he died from hyperthermia. Temperatures on this day were in the mid to upper 90s and a heat advisory was not in effect. Also, the medical examiner determined heat was a contributing factor in the death of a 51-year old Denton man, but the heat was not a main factor in his death.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 4, 10:37 AM CST, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1137 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2011 .UPDATE... THE CURRENT FORECAST IS IN GOOD SHAPE. WE EXPECT AFTERNOON HIGHS TO BE A DEGREE OR TWO COOLER THAN YESTERDAY IN MANY LOCATIONS DUE TO A SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DRIER MORNING. IT WILL STILL BE HOT AND HUMID TODAY WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 90S. 79 && .AVIATION... /12Z TAFS/ UPPER HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE NORTH TEXAS WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WEAK SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH LGT/VAR WINDS EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SHALLOW LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN PATCHY MVFR CIGS IN SOME LOCATIONS. WILL TEMPO MVFR CIGS AT WACO THIS MORNING BETWEEN 12-14Z. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDS EXPECTED. DUNN && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 354 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2011/ HOT AND HUMID WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED OVER ARKANSAS DOMINATES. WE WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE AS NOTED BY THE FORECAST HIGHER PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES. THIS INCREASE IN MOISTURE COMBINED WITH NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS EAST OF I-35 SUNDAY...AND ACROSS ALL BUT THE WEST ON MONDAY. BY TUESDAY...SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST...BUT FOR NOW HAVE JUST PLACED 10 PERCENT POPS. FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK...THE UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE RESULTING IN HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE 90S AND LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. 58 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 96 73 98 75 99 / 5 10 10 5 20 WACO, TX 99 68 99 70 100 / 5 5 10 10 20 PARIS, TX 98 70 97 71 96 / 5 10 20 5 20 DENTON, TX 95 68 96 69 98 / 0 10 10 5 20 MCKINNEY, TX 95 67 96 69 97 / 5 10 10 5 20 DALLAS, TX 96 75 98 76 99 / 5 10 10 5 20 TERRELL, TX 97 71 97 71 98 / 5 10 20 10 20 CORSICANA, TX 97 70 98 72 99 / 5 10 20 10 20 TEMPLE, TX 97 67 99 71 97 / 5 5 10 10 20 MINERAL WELLS, TX 97 65 98 68 98 / 0 0 10 5 10 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 14/79
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 329 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2011 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-041145- MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN- HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS- ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL- JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO- FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE- LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON- 329 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EAST OF A TERRELL TO ROCKDALE LINE SUNDAY... AND EAST OF A GAINESVILLE TO GRANBURY TO LAMPASAS LINE MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
A 52-year old male died in Fort Worth due to heat. He was found in his vehicle during the late afternoon hours. He had no underlying health problems that also contributed to his death.
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, Tarrant | 2011-06-04 | 52 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
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