Heat, Barry
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Barry forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.710, -93.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Missouri, August 27 to 31, 2000
A prolonged period of excessive heat occurred in central, southwest, and south central Missouri. Afternoon high temperatures during this period averaged 100 degrees or higher, with heat index values of 100 to 110 degrees.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 34 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
- 34
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 occurred in central, southwest, and south central Missouri. Afternoon high temperatures during this period averaged 100 degrees or higher, with heat index values of 100 to 110 degrees. In addition, August was the driest on record for both Springfield, and Joplin Missouri. Area schools were dismissed early due to the heat. 29 people were treated for heat related illnesses during the last part of August. An elderly man was found dead in his car in Lawrence County. His death was blamed by the heat.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
34 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Barton
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Barton forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.502, -94.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Benton
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Benton forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.295, -93.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Camden
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Camden forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.027, -92.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Cedar
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Cedar forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.724, -93.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Christian
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Christian forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.970, -93.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Dade
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Dade forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.432, -93.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Dallas
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.680, -93.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Dent
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Dent forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.607, -91.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Douglas
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.933, -92.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Greene
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.258, -93.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Hickory
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Hickory forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.941, -93.321 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Howell
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Howell forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.774, -91.886 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Jasper
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.204, -94.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Laclede
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Laclede forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.658, -92.590 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Lawrence
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.106, -93.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Maries
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Maries forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.162, -91.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, McDonald
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- McDonald forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.629, -94.348 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Miller
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Miller forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.215, -92.428 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Morgan
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.424, -92.886 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Newton
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Newton forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.906, -94.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Oregon
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Oregon forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.687, -91.403 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Ozark
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Ozark forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.649, -92.445 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Phelps
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Phelps forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.877, -91.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Polk
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Polk forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.617, -93.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Pulaski
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Pulaski forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.825, -92.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Shannon
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Shannon forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.157, -91.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, St. Clair
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.037, -93.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Stone
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Stone forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.747, -93.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Taney
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Taney forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.655, -93.041 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Texas
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Texas forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.317, -91.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Vernon
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Vernon forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.851, -94.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Webster
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.281, -92.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Wright
- When
- August 27, 4:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Wright forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.270, -92.469 (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, Lawrence | 2000-08-31 | 78 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | 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
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Maryland, August 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 27, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, August 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 27, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, August 27, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Virginia, August 27 to 28, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 27, 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: 5171934, 5171935, 5171936, 5171937, 5171938, 5171939, 5171940, 5171941, 5171942, 5171943, 5171944, 5171945, 5171946, 5171947, 5171948, 5171949, 5171950, 5171951, 5171952, 5171953, 5171954, 5171955, 5171956, 5171957, 5171958, 5171959, 5171960, 5171961, 5172244, 5172245, 5172246, 5172247, 5172248, 5172249.