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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1983
Page
13
Weather data from C R airport shows 24 hour period ending Thursday 7 p m with a low of 73 and high of 96. July total 1.68 inches, year-to-date 14.65 inches. Isolated thunderstorms expected Sunday through Tuesday with highs 85 to 95 and lows around 70. National outlook notes a 121 mph wind gust in Wisconsin and multiple tornado reports from Michigan to Massachusetts.
Weather relief offered with 10 guest rooms, senior center, and heat help line 364 1010. Patients treated for hyperthermia include a 61 year old Cedar Rapids man and a corn detassler teen. HACAP seeks fans, water use climbs toward record, pavement blowups on First Avenue.
Non air conditioned Linn County Jail inmates endure 100 degree plus heat as Sheriff Don Sawyer cites limited remedies. Fans were moved from the courthouse. only deputy office area is cooled. A future air conditioned jail is planned.
With a heat wave, service crews stay busy fixing faltering units. Clean or replace window unit filters, check inside coils, and avoid turning off central systems for long. Leave central units at a steady thermostat, cool one room instead of the whole house, and expect delays for minor repairs as demand remains high.
The heat wave has killed 33 people and sickened more than 300 across the East and Midwest, with 15 victims in Missouri and nine in Georgia. Cattle losses exceed 300 in South Dakota and several states urge water conservation. A Minnesota parade scene reported extreme heat with hundreds treated for heat illness while power outages and air conditioning shortages affect the region.
John Siem of Davenport died at Mercy Hospital from injuries sustained when his motorcycle crashed into a telephone pole on a curve at about 5 a.m. July 13. He was 27. The Davenport police said he died Wednesday at noon, a week after the wreck.
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