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Event Details:
| Event | Excessive Heat |
| State | MISSISSIPPI |
| County/Area | LAFAYETTE |
| WFO | MEG |
| Report Source | Newspaper |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2007-08-05 11:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 2007-08-25 18:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 1/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A severe heat wave brought high temperatures near or above the 100 degree mark during most of the month of August. The unusually warm temperatures combined with high dew points produced heat index values of 105 degrees or greater during the heat wave. One fatality was reported across North Mississippi. |
| Event Narrative | Hot and Humid weather settled over North Mississippi during most of August. High temperatures reached near or above the 100 degree mark during the month with heat index values reaching above the 105 degrees. As a result, 1 person in Oxford died from the effects of the heat. |
Event Fatality Details:
| Type | Age | Gender | Fatality Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Death (Direct) | 57 | Male | Outside/Open Areas |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 1 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| BENTON (ZONE) | BENTON (ZONE) | MS | 08/05/2007 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PONTOTOC (ZONE) | PONTOTOC (ZONE) | MS | 08/05/2007 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| TUNICA (ZONE) | TUNICA (ZONE) | MS | 08/05/2007 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CALHOUN (ZONE) | CALHOUN (ZONE) | MS | 08/05/2007 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CHICKASAW (ZONE) | CHICKASAW (ZONE) | MS | 08/05/2007 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| COAHOMA (ZONE) | COAHOMA (ZONE) | MS | 08/05/2007 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DE SOTO (ZONE) | DE SOTO (ZONE) | MS | 08/05/2007 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ITAWAMBA (ZONE) | ITAWAMBA (ZONE) | MS | 08/05/2007 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| TISHOMINGO (ZONE) | TISHOMINGO (ZONE) | MS | 08/05/2007 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| UNION (ZONE) | UNION (ZONE) | MS | 08/05/2007 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| YALOBUSHA (ZONE) | YALOBUSHA (ZONE) | MS | 08/05/2007 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LAFAYETTE (ZONE) | LAFAYETTE (ZONE) | MS | 08/05/2007 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PRENTISS (ZONE) | PRENTISS (ZONE) | MS | 08/05/2007 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| TALLAHATCHIE (ZONE) | TALLAHATCHIE (ZONE) | MS | 08/05/2007 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| QUITMAN (ZONE) | QUITMAN (ZONE) | MS | 08/05/2007 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| TATE (ZONE) | TATE (ZONE) | MS | 08/05/2007 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| TIPPAH (ZONE) | TIPPAH (ZONE) | MS | 08/05/2007 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MARSHALL (ZONE) | MARSHALL (ZONE) | MS | 08/05/2007 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LEE (ZONE) | LEE (ZONE) | MS | 08/05/2007 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MONROE (ZONE) | MONROE (ZONE) | MS | 08/05/2007 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PANOLA (ZONE) | PANOLA (ZONE) | MS | 08/05/2007 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ALCORN (ZONE) | ALCORN (ZONE) | MS | 08/05/2007 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 1 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
