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Posted on 07/08/2024 11:23:51 AM PDT by Red Badger
A long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. persisted on Sunday, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that caused the death of a motorcyclist in Death Valley and holding the East in its hot and humid grip.
An excessive heat warning — the National Weather Service's highest alert — was in effect for about 36 million people, or about 10% of the population, said NWS meteorologist Bryan Jackson. Dozens of locations in the West and Pacific Northwest tied or broke previous heat records.
That was certainly the case over the weekend: Many areas in Northern California surpassed 110 degrees (43.3 C), with the city of Redding topping out at a record 119 (48.3 C). Phoenix set a new daily record Sunday for the warmest low temperature: it never got below 92 F (33.3 C).
A high temperature of 128 F (53.3 C) was recorded Sunday at Death Valley National Park in eastern California, where a visitor died from heat exposure and another person was hospitalized, officials said.
The two visitors were part of a group of six motorcyclists riding through the Badwater Basin area amid scorching weather, the park said in a statement.
The person who died was not identified. The other motorcyclist was transported to a hospital in Las Vegas for “severe heat illness,” the statement said.
The other four members of the party were treated at the scene.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcbayarea.com ...
Great story. Close call with a happy ending. Yes, men are so stubborn about not being lost. I know because I are one.)
It gets hot in Death Valley? Say it isn’t so?
Even Sir Mix-A-Lot is thinking...”No!”
That rear suspension has gotta be strained to the max.
Had he just opted to pay a little extra for the air conditioning option on the motorcycle he might be alive today.
Had he just opted to pay a little extra for the air conditioning option on the motorcycle he might be alive today.
When you are right...........................
Yep, it dried him right out.
I rode back from Spokane to the Tri Cities back in 2006. It was 102 degrees out and I was just wearing a t-shirt. Pulled into a truck Stop in Ritzville and saw a couple on BMW in full riding gear and thought to myself they must be nuts. But to me it felt like a convection oven the faster I went the hotter the air got
However, If I had worn my leathers and opened up all of the zippers on the air pockets it would have been a lot cooler. As you sweat and the air flows through your jacket it works like a swamp cooler.
I made that trip across the country wearing a KLIM “adventure” style jacket. I had that sucker all opened up in the desert. Up to 90 degrees it was OK. At 120, iI made way to the hotel right there in DV. The next day I rode down to Las Vegas where it was a balmy 104.
Coming home over the mountains was a nice cool down.
It was fun. I don’t need to do it again. Ha Ha.
Heat wave? The last two years have been rather cool for summer. Right now NE Oklahoma-NW Arkansas is 67 degrees! Usually it would be around 97-106 degrees.
I still got my canvas water bags from fifty years ago!
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I had to look it up - yes 120 to 130 degrees in the day. It surprised me, the article said only gets down to 110 at night. Add in the 25 pounds of extra gear, bullet proof vests, etc.
Further into the article and it was talking about the number of deaths in the Phoenix area due to heat (maybe up to 200 this year!) -—
“That does not include the death of a 10-year-old boy last week in Phoenix who suffered a “heat-related medical event” while hiking with family at South Mountain Park and Preserve, according to police.”
I don’t even want to think of those circumstances as a father. Hopefully I would be able to spot it rather than just say “C’mon son, toughen up. We’ll stop later.” (Not that I know that is what happened, but I can just imagine something like that.)
I've been riding at 110°. It's brutal. Like riding through a blow dryer. The key to surviving is to have plenty of water. Hydrate and you're OK, though you have to drink a lot more than you think. I've gone through more than 2 gallons on a ride before without having to visit a restroom.
It’s actually nice and cool in north Texas right now.
In the coolest of days on a motorcycle, dehydration can get you! You MUST stay hydrated on longer rides.
Ghost Rider coulda made it.
I rode my old Shovelhead from L.A. to Salt Lake City one year when the temps hit 110 through Baker, Ca. I stopped in Barstow and a couple of other gas stops and literally soaked myself in water from the radiator fill hoses. I think I was dry within 10 minutes each time. I got to North Las Vegas and bought a half gallon of Gatorade and drank is up on the road. I stopped for the night in Mesquite, Nevada. Never needed to pee once all day. Never again. Especially on a Harley with that rear air cooled cylinder between your legs. F*** that.
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