Heat, Platte
- When
- July 14, 12:00 AM CST to July 16, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 39.381, -94.774 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Missouri, July 14 to 16, 2000
Three days of 90-degree temperatures, coupled with very high humidity that pushed heat indices above 105, claimed 3 lives in west-central Missouri. A 63 year old male in Triplett, a 97 year old female in Raytown, and a 37 year old male in Riverside died of heat related causes.
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.
Three days of 90-degree temperatures, coupled with very high humidity that pushed heat indices above 105, claimed 3 lives in west-central Missouri. A 63 year old male in Triplett, a 97 year old female in Raytown, and a 37 year old male in Riverside died of heat related causes.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Jackson
- When
- July 14, 12:00 AM CST to July 16, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 39.009, -94.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Chariton
- When
- July 14, 12:00 AM CST to July 16, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Chariton forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 39.515, -92.963 (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, Platte | 2000-07-18 | 37 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Heat, Jackson | 2000-07-17 | 97 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Heat, Chariton | 2000-07-15 | 63 | Male | Mobile/Trailer 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 Louisiana, July 14 to 22, 2000
- Heat in Alabama, July 14 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Maryland, July 14 to 15, 2000
- Heat in Mississippi, July 14, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Ohio, July 14, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in New York, July 14, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 14, 2000
- Tornado in Kentucky, July 14, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 14, 2000
- Wildfire and Hail in South Dakota, July 14, 2000
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, July 14, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 14, 2000
More
Every storm in Missouri in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, July 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: 5162514, 5162515, 5162516.