An upper ridge of high pressure moved over the Mid-South during the late July time frame. The ridge brought above normal temperatures to the area.
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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 episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
An upper ridge of high pressure moved over the Mid-South during the late July time frame. The ridge brought above normal temperatures to the area. The above normal temperatures combined with high humidity to produce heat index readings above 108 degrees during the afternoon hours. Two heat related deaths occurred in Memphis.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
10 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.
The Memphis ASOS reported heat index values above 105 during the afternoon hours on July 28th while values were greater than 110 during the afternoon on July 29th. Two deaths occurred as a result.
The Jackson ASOS and the Memphis ASOS reported heat index values over 110 degrees for several hours during the afternoon.
The Jackson ASOS and the Memphis ASOS reported heat index values over 110 degrees for several hours during the afternoon.
The Jackson ASOS and the Memphis ASOS reported heat index values over 110 degrees for several hours during the afternoon.
The Jackson ASOS and the Memphis ASOS reported heat index values over 110 degrees for several hours during the afternoon.
The Jackson ASOS and the Memphis ASOS reported heat index values over 110 degrees for several hours during the afternoon.
The Jackson ASOS and the Memphis ASOS reported heat index values over 110 degrees for several hours during the afternoon.
The Jackson ASOS and the Memphis ASOS reported heat index values over 110 degrees for several hours during the afternoon.
The Jackson ASOS and the Memphis ASOS reported heat index values over 110 degrees for several hours during the afternoon.
The Jackson ASOS and the Memphis ASOS reported heat index values over 110 degrees for several hours during the afternoon.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excessive Heat, Shelby | 2015-07-28 | 72 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Excessive Heat, Shelby | 2015-07-28 | 67 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
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