Heat, Barry
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Barry forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.710, -93.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Missouri, September 1 to 4, 2000
A prolonged period of excessive heat continued from late August into early September for central, south central, and southwest Missouri. Afternoon temperature averaged around 100 degrees for the first three days of September.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 34 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 34
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 SGF wrote it up.
A prolonged period of excessive heat continued from late August into early September for central, south central, and southwest Missouri. Afternoon temperature averaged around 100 degrees for the first three days of September. These temperatures are about 15 to 20 degrees above normal. Record high temperatures also continued to be broken in both Springfield and Joplin, Missouri. Area schools were dismissed from their classes early due to the excessive heat. County health departments reported treating approximately a dozen people with heat related problems during the first part of the month.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
34 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Barton
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Barton forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.502, -94.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Benton
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Benton forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.295, -93.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Camden
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Camden forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.027, -92.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Cedar
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cedar forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.724, -93.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Christian
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Christian forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.970, -93.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Dade
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dade forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.432, -93.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Dallas
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dallas forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.680, -93.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Dent
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dent forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.607, -91.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Douglas
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.933, -92.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Greene
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.258, -93.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Hickory
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hickory forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.941, -93.321 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Howell
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Howell forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.774, -91.886 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Jasper
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.204, -94.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Laclede
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Laclede forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.658, -92.590 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Lawrence
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.106, -93.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Maries
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Maries forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.162, -91.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, McDonald
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- McDonald forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.629, -94.348 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Miller
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Miller forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.215, -92.428 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Morgan
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.424, -92.886 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Newton
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Newton forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.906, -94.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Oregon
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Oregon forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.687, -91.403 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Ozark
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ozark forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.649, -92.445 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Phelps
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Phelps forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.877, -91.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Polk
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Polk forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.617, -93.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Pulaski
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pulaski forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.825, -92.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Shannon
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Shannon forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.157, -91.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, St. Clair
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- St. Clair forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.037, -93.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Stone
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stone forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.747, -93.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Taney
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Taney forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.655, -93.041 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Texas
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Texas forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.317, -91.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Vernon
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Vernon forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.851, -94.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Webster
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.281, -92.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Wright
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wright forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.270, -92.469 (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.
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
- 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
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: 5158292, 5158293, 5158294, 5158295, 5158296, 5158297, 5158298, 5158299, 5158300, 5158301, 5158302, 5158303, 5158304, 5158305, 5158306, 5158307, 5158308, 5158309, 5158389, 5158390, 5158391, 5158392, 5158393, 5158394, 5158395, 5158396, 5158397, 5158398, 5158399, 5158400, 5158401, 5158402, 5158403, 5158404.