Heat, Bates
- When
- August 22, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Bates forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.257, -94.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Missouri, August 22 to 31, 2000
Extreme heat gripped west central Missouri through the last ten days of August. High temperatures in the Kansas City area climbed above 90 degrees each day, and topped 100 on several days.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
- 12
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.
Extreme heat gripped west central Missouri through the last ten days of August. High temperatures in the Kansas City area climbed above 90 degrees each day, and topped 100 on several days. The hottest days were the 28th and 31st, when temperatures reached 105 at Kansas City International Airport, and as high as 107 in the Kansas City metro area. A weak front on August 29th provided a break in the high temperatures for some, but there was no real relief as oppressive humidity kept afternoon heat indices above 100. The extreme heat claimed the life of a 68 year old Kansas City man. The heat wave continued into September across all of northern and western Missouri.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Henry
- When
- August 22, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.385, -93.793 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Pettis
- When
- August 22, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Pettis forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.728, -93.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Johnson
- When
- August 22, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.744, -93.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Cass
- When
- August 22, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Cass forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.647, -94.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Jackson
- When
- August 22, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.009, -94.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Lafayette
- When
- August 22, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Lafayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.066, -93.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Ray
- When
- August 22, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Ray forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.352, -93.990 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Clay
- When
- August 22, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.311, -94.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Platte
- When
- August 22, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.381, -94.774 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Clinton
- When
- August 22, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.602, -94.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Buchanan
- When
- August 22, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Buchanan forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.660, -94.806 (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, Jackson | 2000-08-28 | 68 | Male | 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 Mississippi, August 22, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Colorado, August 22, 2000
- Hurricane in Puerto Rico, August 22 to 23, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 22, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Wisconsin, August 22, 2000
- Hurricane in U.S. Virgin Islands, August 22, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 22, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Arizona, August 22, 2000
- Wildfire in California, August 22, 2000
- Damaging Wind in California, August 22, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 22, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, August 22, 2000
More
Every storm in Missouri in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, August 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: 5171680, 5171681, 5171682, 5171683, 5171745, 5171746, 5171747, 5171748, 5171749, 5171750, 5171751, 5171752.