Heat, Bollinger
- When
- July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Bollinger forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Missouri, July 18 to 31, 1999
Prolonged excessive heat and humidity took a toll on the unprepared. In Cape Girardeau County at Gordonville, a 69-year-old man died from heat causes.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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 PAH wrote it up.
Prolonged excessive heat and humidity took a toll on the unprepared. In Cape Girardeau County at Gordonville, a 69-year-old man died from heat causes. The man died outdoors while spending the entire day outdoors repairing a fence. The exact cause of death was listed as complete vascular collapse due to heat exposure. High temperatures were around 100 degrees during the last few days of the month, with heat indices peaking between 110 and 115 degrees. A Heat Advisory was posted for over a week. The American Red Cross opened heat shelters in Cape Girardeau and Scott Counties, but usage was minimal. Hundreds of fans were distributed to those in need.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Butler
- When
- July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.716, -90.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Cape Girardeau
- When
- July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Cape Girardeau forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.384, -89.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Carter
- When
- July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Carter forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.941, -90.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Mississippi
- When
- July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Mississippi forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.828, -89.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, New Madrid
- When
- July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- New Madrid forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.595, -89.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Perry
- When
- July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.707, -89.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Ripley
- When
- July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Ripley forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.653, -90.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Scott
- When
- July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.053, -89.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Stoddard
- When
- July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Stoddard forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.856, -89.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Wayne
- When
- July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.113, -90.461 (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, Cape Girardeau | 1999-07-26 | 69 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | 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 Kansas, 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 Missouri in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5709534, 5709535, 5709536, 5709537, 5709538, 5709539, 5709540, 5709541, 5709542, 5709543, 5709544.