Heat, Atchison
- When
- July 18, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Atchison forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.532, -95.313 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Kansas, July 18 to 31, 1999
Oppressive heat and humidity gripped northeast Kansas for nearly 2 weeks in late July. Temperatures exceeded 90 degrees across the area on 14 consecutive days, and flirted with the 100 degree mark on eight of those days, from July 23-30.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS EAX wrote it up.
Oppressive heat and humidity gripped northeast Kansas for nearly 2 weeks in late July. Temperatures exceeded 90 degrees across the area on 14 consecutive days, and flirted with the 100 degree mark on eight of those days, from July 23-30. High humidity levels pushed afternoon heat indices over 100, and even as high as 115 at the peak of the heat wave on July 29 and 30. An 86 year old Paola woman died of heat-related causes.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Doniphan
- When
- July 18, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Doniphan forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.788, -95.147 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Johnson
- When
- July 18, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.884, -94.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Wyandotte
- When
- July 18, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wyandotte forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.115, -94.764 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Leavenworth
- When
- July 18, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Leavenworth forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.199, -95.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Linn
- When
- July 18, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Linn forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.212, -94.843 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Miami
- When
- July 18, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Miami forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.564, -94.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat, Miami | 1999-07-29 | 86 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Missouri, July 18 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Missouri, July 18 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Illinois, July 18 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Illinois, July 18 to 31, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Iowa, July 18 to 19, 1999
- Heat in Kentucky, July 18 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Missouri, July 18 to 31, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 18, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 18 to 19, 1999
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, July 18, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 18, 1999
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 18, 1999
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, July 1999
Sources
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5706776, 5706777, 5706778, 5706779, 5706780, 5706781, 5706782.