Heat, Boone
- When
- August 28, 11:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Injuries
- 18 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.991, -92.310 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Missouri, August 28 to 31, 2000
A late summer Heat Wave hit the region as temperatures rose into the middle to upper 90s with the heat Index ranging from 105 to around 110 degrees. Many area schools either closed or reduced class time to a half day because of the heat.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
- 125
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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 LSX wrote it up.
A late summer Heat Wave hit the region as temperatures rose into the middle to upper 90s with the heat Index ranging from 105 to around 110 degrees. Many area schools either closed or reduced class time to a half day because of the heat.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Callaway
- When
- August 28, 11:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Callaway forecast zone
- Injuries
- 16 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.836, -91.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Crawford
- When
- August 28, 11:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.976, -91.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Lincoln
- When
- August 28, 11:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Injuries
- 7 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.058, -90.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Madison
- When
- August 28, 11:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.478, -90.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Montgomery
- When
- August 28, 11:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.942, -91.470 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, St. Francois
- When
- August 28, 11:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Francois forecast zone
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.810, -90.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, St. Louis
- When
- August 28, 11:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 38 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, St. Louis (C)
- When
- August 28, 11:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis (C) forecast zone
- Injuries
- 33 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.627, -90.198 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, St. Charles
- When
- August 28, 11:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Charles forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.782, -90.675 (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, St. Louis | 2000-08-29 | 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 Oklahoma, August 28, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in California, August 28, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, August 28, 2000
- Heat in Missouri, August 28 to 31, 2000
- Flash Flooding in New Mexico, August 28, 2000
- Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, August 28, 2000
- Flooding in New Jersey, August 28, 2000
- Hail in Georgia, August 28, 2000
- Flash Flooding in New York, August 28, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Colorado, August 28, 2000
- Hail in North Dakota, August 28, 2000
- Hail in North Dakota, August 28, 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: 5156585, 5156586, 5156587, 5156588, 5156589, 5156590, 5156591, 5156592, 5156593, 5156594.