Hot temperatures in the 90s along with high dewpoints in the 70s resulted in heat index values between 100 and 105 on the afternoon of July 11. A 3-year old boy left unattended in a hot car died from heat stroke in Rutherford County.
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The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.
Hot temperatures in the 90s along with high dewpoints in the 70s resulted in heat index values between 100 and 105 on the afternoon of July 11. A 3-year old boy left unattended in a hot car died from heat stroke in Rutherford County. Elsewhere, isolated showers and thunderstorms developed across the southeastern half of Middle Tennessee during the evening hours on July 11. One report of minor wind damage was received in Putnam County.
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:07 UTC.
1 heat, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A 3 year old boy left unattended in a hot car for around 2 hours died from heat stroke in Smyrna. The nearby Smyrna Airport AWOS reported a temperature of 91 , dewpoint of 74 , and heat index of 101 at 5pm CDT.
Scattered tree damage and power outages were reported across western and northern portions of Putnam County.
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, Rutherford | 2019-07-11 | 3 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
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