Heat, Jackson
- When
- August 7, 12:00 AM CST to August 12, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Deaths
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 39.009, -94.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Missouri, August 7 to 12, 2000
From August 7th through August 10th, temperatures in the Kansas City area climbed into the 90s each day. Very high humidities pushed afternoon heat indices into the 105 to 110 degree range.
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
- 3
- 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 EAX wrote it up.
From August 7th through August 10th, temperatures in the Kansas City area climbed into the 90s each day. Very high humidities pushed afternoon heat indices into the 105 to 110 degree range. The area saw only slight relief on the 11th, as highs were around 90 with the heat index in the upper 90s, and the heat index was back above 100 on August 12. A Lees Summit woman and two Kansas City men lost their lives to heat related illness.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Platte
- When
- August 7, 12:00 AM CST to August 12, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 39.381, -94.774 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Clay
- When
- August 7, 12:00 AM CST to August 12, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 39.311, -94.421 (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 | 2000-08-08 | 93 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Heat, Jackson | 2000-08-11 | 88 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Heat, Jackson | 2000-08-12 | 69 | 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 Pennsylvania, August 7 to 10, 2000
- Flash Flood in Illinois, August 7, 2000
- Heat in Texas, August 7, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, August 7, 2000
- Wildfire in Wyoming, August 7 to 18, 2000
- Tornadoes in Minnesota, August 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, August 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, August 7, 2000
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, August 7, 2000
- Hail in South Dakota, August 7, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, August 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, August 7 to 8, 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: 5171422, 5171423, 5171424.