Arizona, 2018Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, September 14 to 17, 2018
September 14 to 17, 2018 · NWS PSR · 17 events in 15 counties and zones
High pressure over the region allowed for temperatures to reach excessive heat warning conditions. Eight direct heat/excessive heat fatalities were reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.
Every event with a place to put it; 17 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 8
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
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.
High pressure over the region allowed for temperatures to reach excessive heat warning conditions. Eight direct heat/excessive heat fatalities were reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.
Excessive Heat, Central Phoenix
- When
- September 14, 10:00 AM MST to September 15, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Central Phoenix forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One direct fatality was reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, with their details, such as age, gender and circumstances unavailable.
Excessive Heat, Buckeye/Avondale
- When
- September 14, 10:00 AM MST to September 15, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Buckeye/Avondale forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One direct fatality was reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, with their details, such as age, gender and circumstances unavailable.
Excessive Heat, Scottsdale/Paradise Valley
- When
- September 14, 10:00 AM MST to September 15, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Scottsdale/Paradise Valley forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One direct fatality was reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, with their details, such as age, gender and circumstances unavailable.
Excessive Heat, Northwest Valley
- When
- September 14, 10:00 AM MST to September 15, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northwest Valley forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One direct fatality was reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, with their details, such as age, gender and circumstances unavailable.
Excessive Heat, North Phoenix/Glendale
- When
- September 14, 10:00 AM MST to September 15, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- North Phoenix/Glendale forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One direct fatality was reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, with their details, such as age, gender and circumstances unavailable.
Excessive Heat, Tonto Basin
- When
- September 14, 10:00 AM MST to September 15, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Tonto Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 33.800, -110.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Cave Creek/New River
- When
- September 14, 10:00 AM MST to September 15, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Cave Creek/New River forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Deer Valley
- When
- September 14, 10:00 AM MST to September 15, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Deer Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, East Valley
- When
- September 14, 10:00 AM MST to September 15, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- East Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Fountain Hills/East Mesa
- When
- September 14, 10:00 AM MST to September 15, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Fountain Hills/East Mesa forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, South Mountain/Ahwatukee
- When
- September 14, 10:00 AM MST to September 15, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- South Mountain/Ahwatukee forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Southeast Valley/Queen Creek
- When
- September 14, 10:00 AM MST to September 15, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southeast Valley/Queen Creek forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Superior
- When
- September 14, 10:00 AM MST to September 15, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Superior forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 32.904, -111.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Northwest Pinal County
- When
- September 14, 10:00 AM MST to September 15, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northwest Pinal County forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 32.904, -111.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Apache Junction/Gold Canyon
- When
- September 14, 10:00 AM MST to September 15, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Apache Junction/Gold Canyon forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 32.904, -111.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, East Valley
- When
- September 16, 10:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- East Valley forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One direct fatality was reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, with their details, such as age, gender and circumstances unavailable.
Excessive Heat, Central Phoenix
- When
- September 17, 10:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Central Phoenix forecast zone
- Deaths
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two direct fatalities were reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, with their details, such as age, gender and circumstances unavailable.
- Excessive Heat
- Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.
- 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.
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in South Carolina, September 14 to 16, 20186 deaths · $3.4 million · EF0 · 26 events
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in North Carolina, September 14 to 16, 20183 deaths · 1 injured · $1.3 billion · EF1 · 54 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Virginia, September 14 to 20, 20181 death · 1 injured · $3.6 million · 43 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, September 14, 2018$12 million · 1.75 in hail · 2 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Texas, September 14 to 15, 2018$300,000 · 24 events
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flow in North Carolina, September 14 to 18, 2018$242,000 · 25 events
- Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in South Carolina, September 14 to 17, 2018$5,000 · 74 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Minnesota, September 14 to 15, 20181.75 in hail · 18 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, September 14, 20182 in hail · 9 events
- Tropical Depression in South Carolina, September 14 to 15, 20185 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, September 14, 20182 in hail · 4 events
- Frost and Freeze in Oregon, September 14, 20183 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 867295, 867296, 867297, 867298, 867299, 867302, 867305, 867306, 867309, 867310, 867311, 867312, 867313, 867314, 867315, 867300, 867301.