A male construction worker died after a full day of outdoor activity during a day with high temperatures in the 90s.
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A male construction worker died after a full day of outdoor activity during a day with high temperatures in the 90s.
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 Houston/Galveston, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 13, 2:13 PM CST, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 313 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015 .DISCUSSION... FORECAST DISCUSSION BEGINNING TO SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD AS HIGH PRESSURE CENTER ALOFT WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE AREA AND KEEP DEEP SUMMER CONDITIONS IN PLACE INTO NEXT WEEK. VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE DAY TO DAY FORECAST THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SLOW WARMING TREND AS WE MOVE INTO THE WEEKEND. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE NIL FOR MOST AREAS...WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS TOPPING OUT IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S AWAY FROM THE COAST. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE 100-105F RANGE OVER THE NEXT FEW AFTERNOONS...BUT MAY NUDGE INTO THE 105-108F RANGE LATER THIS WEEK AND WEEKEND. 48 && MARINE... VERY LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE EAST OF TEXAS WITH LOWER PRESSURES OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL PRODUCE A LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SW-S FLOW THROUGH SATURDAY. SPEEDS OFFSHORE ARE TYPICALLY A BIT STRONGER AT NIGHT THAN DURING THE DAY THIS TIME OF YEAR. 43 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... COLLEGE STATION (CLL) 75 95 74 95 74 / 0 0 0 0 0 HOUSTON (IAH) 76 96 77 95 77 / 0 0 0 10 0 GALVESTON (GLS) 79 89 81 90 80 / 0 0 0 10 0 && .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 316 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015 GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226- 227-235>238-142030- AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND- GALVESTON-GALVESTON BAY-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY- MADISON-MATAGORDA-MATAGORDA BAY-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO- TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-WHARTON- 316 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
A 53 year old man died from complications from hyperthermia after a full day of outdoor construction work based on coroner's report. Maximum ambient heat index was around 100 F that day.
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, Harris | 2015-07-13 | 53 | Male | Heavy Equipment/Construction | Direct |
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