Alabama, 2022

Excessive Heat in Alabama, June 27, 2022

June 27, 2022 · NWS HUN · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A six-month old female infant died after being left in a vehicle. Although limited details are available, it is assumed that the infant was left inside the vehicle sometime on the 26th when temperatures were in the lower to middle 90s.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.

A six-month old female infant died after being left in a vehicle. Although limited details are available, it is assumed that the infant was left inside the vehicle sometime on the 26th when temperatures were in the lower to middle 90s. The infant was found the next morning around 0700 LST.

What forecasters said that day

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 Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 26, 5:33 PM CST, 13 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 5:33 PM CST, 13 hours 27 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 12:28 PM CST, 18 hours 32 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
128 PM CDT Sun Jun 26 2022

ALZ001-002-271130-
Lauderdale-Colbert-
128 PM CDT Sun Jun 26 2022

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Alabama.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A Heat Advisory remains in effect through 7 PM CDT this evening for
Colbert and Lauderdale Counties, with Heat Index values up to 106
degrees possible.

Scattered to numerous storms will be possible this afternoon and
evening ahead of an approaching cold front. Some of these storms may
be strong to marginally severe. Localized damaging winds, small hail
and heavy downpours will be the main concern with the strongest
activity.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Scattered to numerous storms will be possible Monday ahead of an
approaching cold front, with isolated to scattered storms possible
from Tuesday through Saturday. These will mainly occur during the
afternoon and evening hours, with gusty winds, small hail, and heavy
downpours possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ALZ003>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-271130-
Franklin AL-Lawrence-Limestone-Madison-Morgan-Marshall-Jackson-
DeKalb-Cullman-Moore-Lincoln-Franklin TN-
128 PM CDT Sun Jun 26 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Alabama,
northeast Alabama, northwest Alabama and southern middle Tennessee.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered to numerous storms will be possible this afternoon and
evening ahead of an approaching cold front. Some of these storms may
be strong to marginally severe. Localized damaging winds, small hail
and heavy downpours will be the main concern with the strongest
activity.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Scattered to numerous storms will be possible Monday ahead of an
approaching cold front, with isolated to scattered storms possible
from Tuesday through Saturday. These will mainly occur during the
afternoon and evening hours, with gusty winds, small hail, and heavy
downpours possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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Event by event

1 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Excessive Heat, Cullman

When
June 27, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Cullman forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
Newspaper
Coordinates
34.132, -86.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A six-month old female infant died after being left in a vehicle. Although limited details are available, it is assumed that the infant was left inside the vehicle sometime on the 26th when temperatures were in the lower to middle 90s. The infant was found the next morning around 0700 LST.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Excessive Heat, Cullman2022-06-270FemaleVehicle/Towed TrailerDirect

What these are

Excessive Heat
Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1052296.