Heat, Bourbon
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Bourbon forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.855, -94.849 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Kansas, September 1 to 4, 2000
A prolonged period of excessive heat continued from late August through the early part of September with record breaking temperatures. Afternoon high temperatures averaged between 100 and 105 degrees for the first three days of September.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 SGF wrote it up.
A prolonged period of excessive heat continued from late August through the early part of September with record breaking temperatures. Afternoon high temperatures averaged between 100 and 105 degrees for the first three days of September. These temperatures were 15 to 20 degrees above normal.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Cherokee
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cherokee forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.169, -94.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Crawford
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.507, -94.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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 Texas, September 1 to 23, 2000
- Heat in Texas, September 1 to 6, 2000
- Heat in Missouri, September 1 to 3, 2000
- Heat in Missouri, September 1 to 3, 2000
- Drought in Nebraska, September 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in Iowa, September 1 to 6, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, September 1, 2000
- Drought in Texas, September 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in Kansas, September 1 to 30, 2000
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 10, 2000
- Drought in Kansas, September 1 to 25, 2000
- Wildfire in Montana, September 1 to 12, 2000
More
Every storm in Kansas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, September 2000
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5158289, 5158290, 5158291.