Florida, 2023

Heat in Florida, October 7, 2023

October 7, 2023 · NWS MFL · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Southerly winds across the area ahead of a cold front over North Florida caused temperatures to be above normal across SE Florida, with high temperatures in the lower 90s and heat index values around 100 degrees.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
26
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 MFL wrote it up.

Southerly winds across the area ahead of a cold front over North Florida caused temperatures to be above normal across SE Florida, with high temperatures in the lower 90s and heat index values around 100 degrees.

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1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Metro Broward County

When
October 7, 12:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Metro Broward County forecast zone
Injuries
26 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
Newspaper
Coordinates
26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dozens of people were treated for heat-related illness at the J'ouvert festival in Lauderhill. A total of 54 people required treatment, with 26 requiring transport to local hospitals. It is believed that alcohol consumption and medical-related issues were factors along with the above normal temperatures.

The high temperature at the nearest ASOS at Ft. Lauderdale Executive Airport was 92F, which is 5 degrees above normal for the date, with a maximum heat index of 100F registered that afternoon. A nearby WeatherSTEM station recorded heat index of 98F or higher for 5 hours, with a max value of 103F.

What these are

Heat
Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1145298.