Heat, Boone
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Injuries
- 2 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, September 1 to 3, 2000
A late summer Heat Wave continued from the last week in August into early September. High temperatures were in the middle 90s with the Heat Index ranging from 105 to around 110 degrees.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 38
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 continued from the last week in August into early September. High temperatures were in the middle 90s with the Heat Index ranging from 105 to around 110 degrees.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Lincoln
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.058, -90.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, St. Louis (C)
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis (C) forecast zone
- Injuries
- 10 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. Louis
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 23 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. Charles
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 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 | 2000-09-03 | 66 | 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 Texas, September 1 to 23, 2000
- Heat in Texas, September 1 to 6, 2000
- Heat in Missouri, September 1 to 3, 2000
- Drought in Nebraska, September 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in Iowa, September 1 to 6, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, September 1, 2000
- Drought in Texas, September 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in Kansas, September 1 to 30, 2000
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 10, 2000
- Drought in Kansas, September 1 to 25, 2000
- Wildfire in Montana, September 1 to 12, 2000
- Lightning Strikes and Heavy Rain in California, September 1, 2000
More
Every storm in Missouri in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, September 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: 5156595, 5156596, 5156597, 5156598, 5156599.