Above normal temperatures and elevated dew points resulted in a period of very warm and humid conditions across southeast Georgia in late July. The Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport (KTBR) observed max heat index values in the upper 90s during the late July period.
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Above normal temperatures and elevated dew points resulted in a period of very warm and humid conditions across southeast Georgia in late July. The Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport (KTBR) observed max heat index values in the upper 90s during the late July period. The heat and humidity caused two heat-related fatalities in Bulloch County.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Bulloch County Emergency Management confirmed two heat-related deaths in the county. The coroner reported that a couple, who were both in their eighties, died in a mobile home on Tall Timbers Lane in the Leefield community near Brooklet.
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, Bulloch | 2022-07-31 | 85 | Male | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
| Heat, Bulloch | 2022-07-31 | 85 | Female | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
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