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2024 Hennepin County All -Jurisdiction Hazard Mitigation Plan Volume 2 — Hazard Inventory midday on July 31 in Mankato and was taken to the hospital. Mr. Stringer died early on August 1", 2001. The second heat wave of 2001 came just three days later and persisted for five days. This heat wave produced five fatalities all within Hennepin County. Hot weather and tropical -like humidity pervaded the region, as virtually all stations registered highs in the 90s all five days. Minneapolis -St. Paul (MSP) reached 98 or 99 three straight days (August 5-7) when highs were 98, 99 and 98 respectively; the highs at MSP on August 6 and August 7 set records. A few noteworthy heat indexes, including the highest known value around Minnesota for each day, are: • August 4 - 110 at Morris (Stevens County), 107 at Redwood Falls (Redwood County), and 102 at MSP. • August 5 - 114 at Alexandria (Douglas County) and Morris (Stevens County), 110 at Maple Lake (Wright County) and Montevideo (Chippewa County), and 107 at Mankato (Blue Earth County) and at MSP. • August 6 - 118 at Rush City (Chisago County), 114 at Redwood Falls (Redwood County), 110 at Faribault (Rice County), and 109 at MSP. • August 7 - 117 at Morris (Stevens County), 116 at Redwood Falls (Redwood County), 109 at MSP, and 107 at Staples (Todd County). • August 8 - 102 at Little Falls (Morrison County) and Staples (Todd County), 100 at Appleton (Swift County), and 95 at MSP. Another heat wave occurred in 2005. High temperatures at Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport remained at or above 90 degrees for 9 consecutive days between July 9th and 17th. This extended period of hot weather set a record for the 3rd longest streak of at or above 90-degree highs since 1891 in the Twin Cities. On July 12th, a laborer putting up a fence in Arden Hills in Ramsey County suffered severe heatstroke. He collapsed at the work site and was rushed to a local hospital. His body temperature reached 108.8 degrees, but miraculously he survived after receiving intensive medical attention. He awoke from a medically induced sedation 24 hours after falling ill and made a full recovery. Two heat waves occurred in 2011, one in June and one in July. The June heat wave occurred on June 7", where it broke the all-time true temperature record for the day at 103°F. This was the warmest day in the Twin Cities in almost 23 years, when July 31, 1988, had a high of 105 degrees. The second heat wave of 2011 occur in July as a large ridge of high pressure expanded across the Upper Midwest and allowed for a stagnant pattern, and eventually oppressive heat and humidity to develop. The heat wave broke records for temperature and dew point, and even heat indices across the region. Maximum heat index values of 115 to 125 were common. A record high minimum temperature was set on July 18th, when a low temperature of 80 degrees was recorded at Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport. The previous record was 78 degrees which was set in 1986. A record high minimum temperature was also set on July 20th, when a low temperature of 80 degrees was recorded. The previous record was 76 degrees which was set in 1901, 1935 and 1940. A total of 44 fans were treated at Target Field (32 treated in their first aid facilities and more than a dozen treated in their seats). The heatwave led to record power demand. Xcel Energy set a record with the highest one -day peak demand ever of a little more than 9,500 megawatts on Monday, July 18th. The heat affected turkeys in southwest Minnesota, where 50,000 turkeys died due to heat related causes near Redwood Falls. In addition to the turkeys that died, several news articles had references to heat related deaths to livestock in southern and western Minnesota, but the articles were not specific for counties. The heat and humidity were also blamed for road buckling on 1-94 in Minneapolis. Two lanes of northbound 1-94 at Lowry Ave, and two lanes of eastbound 1-94 at 49th Ave, were closed because of buckling pavement. 134