Missouri, 2000

Heat in Missouri, August 28 to 31, 2000

August 28 to 31, 2000 · NWS EAX · 25 events in 25 counties and zones

The heat that affected the Kansas City area for the latter third of August built northeastward beginning on the 28th. High temperatures in north central Missouri climbed into the 90s, with stifling humidity helping to push the heat index to 105 to 110 degrees.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 25 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
25

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.

The heat that affected the Kansas City area for the latter third of August built northeastward beginning on the 28th. High temperatures in north central Missouri climbed into the 90s, with stifling humidity helping to push the heat index to 105 to 110 degrees. The extreme heat and humidity continued into September.

The radar

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Event by event

25 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Atchison

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Atchison forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
40.431, -95.428 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Holt

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Holt forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
40.094, -95.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Nodaway

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Nodaway forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
40.361, -94.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Andrew

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Andrew forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.984, -94.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Worth

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Worth forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
40.479, -94.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Gentry

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Gentry forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
40.212, -94.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, De Kalb

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
De Kalb forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.893, -94.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Harrison

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Harrison forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
40.355, -93.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Daviess

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Daviess forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.961, -93.985 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Caldwell

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Caldwell forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.656, -93.983 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Mercer

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Mercer forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
40.422, -93.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Grundy

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Grundy forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
40.114, -93.565 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Livingston

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Livingston forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.782, -93.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Carroll

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Carroll forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.427, -93.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Saline

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Saline forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.137, -93.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Cooper

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Cooper forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.844, -92.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Howard

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Howard forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.143, -92.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Randolph

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Randolph forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.440, -92.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Chariton

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Chariton forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.515, -92.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Linn

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Linn forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.870, -93.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Sullivan

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Sullivan forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
40.211, -93.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Putnam

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Putnam forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
40.479, -93.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Schuyler

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Schuyler forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
40.470, -92.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Adair

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Adair forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
40.191, -92.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Macon

When
August 28, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Macon forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.831, -92.565 (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.

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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: 5171753, 5171754, 5171755, 5171756, 5171757, 5171758, 5171759, 5171760, 5171761, 5171762, 5171763, 5171764, 5171765, 5171766, 5171767, 5171768, 5171769, 5171770, 5171771, 5171772, 5171773, 5171774, 5171775, 5171776, 5171777.