Texas, 2023Excessive Heat and Heat in Texas, July 13 to 17, 2023
July 13 to 17, 2023 · NWS CRP · 34 events in 10 counties and zones
The upper level ridge maintained the heat wave episode over south Texas through mid July. Dangerous heat conditions persisted across the Coastal Bend into the Brush Country from the 13th through the 17th with heat index values ranging from 110 to 120 degrees, with values above 120 degrees over the inland Coastal Bend on the 16th.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 34
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.
The upper level ridge maintained the heat wave episode over south Texas through mid July. Dangerous heat conditions persisted across the Coastal Bend into the Brush Country from the 13th through the 17th with heat index values ranging from 110 to 120 degrees, with values above 120 degrees over the inland Coastal Bend on the 16th.
Excessive Heat, Inland Kleberg County
- When
- July 13, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Inland Kleberg County forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 27.427, -97.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 117 to 122 degrees.
Excessive Heat, Inland Nueces County
- When
- July 13, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Inland Nueces County forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 27.735, -97.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 115 to 117 degrees.
Heat, Coastal Nueces County
- When
- July 13, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Coastal Nueces County forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 27.735, -97.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 110 to 112 degrees.
Heat, Inland San Patrico County
- When
- July 13, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Inland San Patrico County forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 28.009, -97.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 110 to 112 degrees.
Heat, Jim Wells
- When
- July 13, 1:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jim Wells forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 27.731, -98.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 110 to 113 degrees.
Heat, Victoria
- When
- July 13, 1:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Victoria forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 28.796, -96.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 110 to 112 degrees.
Heat, Webb
- When
- July 13, 1:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Webb forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 27.761, -99.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 110 to 112 degrees.
Heat, La Salle
- When
- July 13, 1:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- La Salle forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 28.345, -99.100 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 110 to 112 degrees.
Excessive Heat, Inland Nueces County
- When
- July 14, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Inland Nueces County forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 27.735, -97.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 115 to 118 degrees.
Heat, Coastal Nueces County
- When
- July 14, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Coastal Nueces County forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 27.735, -97.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 110 to 113 degrees.
Heat, Victoria
- When
- July 14, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Victoria forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 28.796, -96.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 110 to 112 degrees.
Heat, Inland San Patrico County
- When
- July 14, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Inland San Patrico County forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 28.009, -97.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 110 to 113 degrees.
Excessive Heat, Jim Wells
- When
- July 14, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jim Wells forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 27.731, -98.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 115 to 117 degrees.
Excessive Heat, Live Oak
- When
- July 14, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Live Oak forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 28.351, -98.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 115 to 117 degrees.
Heat, Webb
- When
- July 14, 1:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Webb forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 27.761, -99.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 110 to 114 degrees.
Heat, La Salle
- When
- July 14, 1:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- La Salle forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 28.345, -99.100 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 110 to 114 degrees.
Excessive Heat, Inland Kleberg County
- When
- July 15, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Inland Kleberg County forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 27.427, -97.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 117 to 121 degrees.
Excessive Heat, Inland Nueces County
- When
- July 15, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Inland Nueces County forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 27.735, -97.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 115 to 118 degrees.
Excessive Heat, Inland San Patrico County
- When
- July 15, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Inland San Patrico County forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 28.009, -97.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 115 to 117 degrees.
Excessive Heat, Jim Wells
- When
- July 15, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jim Wells forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 27.731, -98.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 115 to 117 degrees.
Heat, Coastal Nueces County
- When
- July 15, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Coastal Nueces County forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 27.735, -97.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 110 to 113 degrees.
Excessive Heat, Inland Kleberg County
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Inland Kleberg County forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 27.427, -97.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 118 to 122 degrees.
Excessive Heat, Inland Nueces County
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Inland Nueces County forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 27.735, -97.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 118 to 123 degrees.
Excessive Heat, Inland San Patrico County
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Inland San Patrico County forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 28.009, -97.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 115 to 118 degrees.
Excessive Heat, Jim Wells
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jim Wells forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 27.731, -98.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 115 to 117 degrees.
Excessive Heat, Coastal Nueces County
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Coastal Nueces County forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 27.735, -97.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 115 to 117 degrees.
Heat, Victoria
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Victoria forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 28.796, -96.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 110 to 113 degrees.
Heat, Inland Calhoun County
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Inland Calhoun County forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 28.439, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 110 to 113 degrees.
Excessive Heat, Inland Kleberg County
- When
- July 17, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Inland Kleberg County forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 27.427, -97.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 115 to 118 degrees.
Excessive Heat, Inland Nueces County
- When
- July 17, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Inland Nueces County forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 27.735, -97.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 115 to 118 degrees.
Excessive Heat, Inland San Patrico County
- When
- July 17, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Inland San Patrico County forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 28.009, -97.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 115 to 117 degrees.
Heat, Victoria
- When
- July 17, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Victoria forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 28.796, -96.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 110 to 113 degrees.
Heat, Coastal Nueces County
- When
- July 17, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Coastal Nueces County forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 27.735, -97.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 110 to 114 degrees.
Heat, Jim Wells
- When
- July 17, 1:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jim Wells forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 27.731, -98.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat index values ranged from 110 to 114 degrees.
- 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.
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 13 to 14, 20231 death · $260,000 · 74 kt wind · 37 events
- Excessive Heat in Louisiana, July 13, 20231 death · 6 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 13, 2023$3.7 million · 11 events
- Hail in Minnesota, July 13, 2023$1.0 million · 3 in hail · 17 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 13, 2023$648,000 · 2.75 in hail · 18 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 13, 2023$624,000 · 51 kt wind · 16 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 13, 20231 injured · $360,000 · EF0 · 19 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 13, 2023$186,000 · 1.25 in hail · 36 events
- Flash Flooding in Vermont, July 13 to 19, 2023$400,000 · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 13, 2023$92,000 · 1 in hail · 33 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, July 13 to 15, 20231 injured · 1.25 in hail · 68 events
- Hail in South Dakota, July 13, 2023$120,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1126457, 1126458, 1126459, 1128102, 1126460, 1126461, 1126462, 1126463, 1126465, 1126468, 1126469, 1128104, 1126466, 1126467, 1126470, 1126471, 1126464, 1126472, 1126473, 1126474, 1126476, 1126477, 1126478, 1126479, 1126480, 1126481, 1126482, 1126483, 1126485, 1126486, 1126487, 1126488, 1126489, 1126490.