Heat, Atchison
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Atchison forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.431, -95.428 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Missouri, September 1 to 3, 2000
The extreme heat that gripped northern Missouri in late August continued into September. Temperatures on the first 3 days of the month flirted with the century mark.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 37 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
- 37
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.
The extreme heat that gripped northern Missouri in late August continued into September. Temperatures on the first 3 days of the month flirted with the century mark. The high of 106 at Kansas City International Airport on September 2 was a record for that date. Heat indices were above 100 on all three days, and heat-related illnesses claimed the lives of two men in Kansas City, and another in Chillicothe. A cold front finally broke the oppressive pattern on September 4.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
37 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Nodaway
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Nodaway forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.361, -94.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Worth
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Worth forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.479, -94.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Gentry
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Gentry forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.212, -94.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Harrison
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.355, -93.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Mercer
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.422, -93.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Putnam
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.479, -93.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Schuyler
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Schuyler forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.470, -92.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Adair
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Adair forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.191, -92.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Sullivan
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Sullivan forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.211, -93.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Grundy
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Grundy forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.114, -93.565 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Daviess
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Daviess forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.961, -93.985 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, De Kalb
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- De Kalb forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.893, -94.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Andrew
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Andrew forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.984, -94.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Holt
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Holt forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.094, -95.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Buchanan
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Buchanan forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.660, -94.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Clinton
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.602, -94.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Caldwell
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.656, -93.983 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Livingston
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Livingston forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.782, -93.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Linn
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Linn forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.870, -93.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Macon
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Macon forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.831, -92.565 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Platte
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.381, -94.774 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Clay
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.311, -94.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Ray
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Ray forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.352, -93.990 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Carroll
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.427, -93.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Chariton
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Chariton forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.515, -92.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Randolph
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Randolph forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.440, -92.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Howard
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Howard forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.143, -92.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Saline
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.137, -93.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Lafayette
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Lafayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.066, -93.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Jackson
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Deaths
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.009, -94.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Cass
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Cass forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.647, -94.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Johnson
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.744, -93.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Pettis
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Pettis forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.728, -93.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Cooper
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Cooper forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.844, -92.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Bates
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Bates forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.257, -94.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Henry
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.385, -93.793 (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, Livingston | 2000-09-01 | 52 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Heat, Jackson | 2000-09-02 | 34 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
| Heat, Jackson | 2000-09-02 | 55 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | 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: 5158418, 5158419, 5158486, 5158487, 5158488, 5158489, 5158490, 5158491, 5158492, 5158493, 5158494, 5158495, 5158496, 5158497, 5158498, 5158499, 5158500, 5158501, 5158502, 5158813, 5158814, 5158815, 5158816, 5158817, 5158818, 5158819, 5158820, 5158821, 5158822, 5158823, 5158824, 5158825, 5158826, 5158827, 5158828, 5158829, 5158830.