A jogger succumbed to the heat within a Seabrook park.
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The episode as NWS HGX wrote it up.
A jogger succumbed to the heat within a Seabrook park.
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 Aug 21, 11:27 AM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1227 PM CDT Mon Aug 21 2017 .AVIATION... With little change in the overall pattern in the next 24 hours, a forecast of persistence looks to be the way to go. VFR conditions mostly persisting outside of any iso/sct aftn storms - mainly closer to the coast. A few patches of MVFR cigs remain a slight possibility 4-10am, otherwise another repeat for Tue. 47 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1109 AM CDT Mon Aug 21 2017/ Drier air moving into the region from the Gulf this morning and this is likely what is keeping the radar mainly quiet. The upper low over the Gulf is forecast to continue its slow westward trek towards the local waters through early tomorrow. Shower and thunderstorm coverage should increase over the coming hours...if not from lift along this low's far western reaches...along the sea breeze boundary. Decent cumulus field quickly sprouted up in the last hour so anticipating that many may find it challenging to find a nice...clear view of this afternoon's partial solar eclipse. Optimal viewing of the eclipse is in a couple of hours...or around 1:15 PM CDT. 31 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... College Station (CLL) 98 75 98 75 99 / 20 10 20 10 30 Houston (IAH) 94 77 95 77 96 / 40 10 20 10 30 Galveston (GLS) 93 83 91 82 91 / 30 10 30 10 30 && .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
A jogger died of heatstroke while jogging in a Seabrook park.
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 | 2017-08-21 | 37 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
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