Heat in Missouri, August 7 to 9, 2001

Name: Heat in Missouri, August 7 to 9, 2001
Start: 2001-08-07T11:00
End: 2001-08-09T21:00
Location: Missouri

August 7 to 9, 2001 · NWS LSX · 29 events in 29 counties and zones

Heat returned to the region as high temperatures hit the middle to upper 90s with the Heat Index ranging from 102 to 110. There was one confirmed death from the heat in the City of St.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 29 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 10
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 29

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.

Heat returned to the region as high temperatures hit the middle to upper 90s with the Heat Index ranging from 102 to 110. There was one confirmed death from the heat in the City of St. Louis.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 7, 2:00 AM CST, 9 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 2:00 AM CST, 9 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
300 AM CDT TUE AUG 7 2001

MAIN FEATURE TO WATCH NEXT 48 HRS WL BE THE REMNANTS OF BARRY.
CURRENTLY MOVG NWWD THRU NRN MS WITH SCT SHRA AND TSRA N AND E OF
LOW CNTR...NOT REAL IMPRESSIVE ATTM.  MDLS SLOW DOWN THE MOVEMENT OF
BARRY AND TURN IT MORE WESTWARD...ESPECIALLY ETA.  THIS APRS
REASONABLE WITH STG 500 MB HI CNTR OVR THE NRN PLAINS.  AVN/ETA
SFC/850 MB LOW POSITION BY 12Z WED SIMILAR NR E CNTRL AR...BUT AVN
TAKES 500 MB LOW CNTR FURTHER NW NR MO AR BORDER BY 12Z WED.  PREFER
THIS MORE NW POSITION AS CURRENT WTR VPR AND RUC MDL DEPICT 500 MB
LOW CNTR CONTG TO MOV NWWD INTO EXTRM SWRN TN ATTM.  ON WED AND WED
NGT WHATS LEFT OF BARRY SHOULD BGN TO MOV NEWD AS NRN STRM SHRTWVS
BRK DOWN MID-UPR LVL RDG AND FLOW BCMS MORE ZONAL.  WL MENTION
HIGHEST POPS OVR SRN ZN GRP THRU WED AND KEEP NRN ZN GRP DRY.  MORE
WIDESPREAD PCPN LATE THU AND FRI AS AVN MDL PUSHES A CDFNT SEWD THRU
CWFA.  DAYTIME TEMPS NR PERSISTANCE TO A COUPLE DGRS HIGHER TDA AND
WED NRN ZN GRP...AND NR PERSISTANCE OR A COUPLE OF DGRS LOWER SRN ZN
GRP WITH ADDITIONAL CLOUDS AND INCRSG PCPN CHANCES NR MID LVL LOW
CNTR.

.STL...NONE

GKS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 7, 10:30 AM CST, 30 minutes before

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-080100-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1130 AM CDT TUE AUG 7 2001

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT:  NONE EXPECTED.

FOR THE PERIOD:  TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE WEATHER OUTLOOK:  THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE.

LENNING

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

29 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Audrain

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Audrain forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.216, -91.842 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Boone

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Boone forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.991, -92.310 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Callaway

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Callaway forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.836, -91.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Cole

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Cole forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.505, -92.282 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Crawford

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Crawford forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 37.976, -91.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Franklin

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Franklin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.411, -91.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Gasconade

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Gasconade forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.441, -91.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Iron

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Iron forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 37.504, -90.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Jefferson

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.261, -90.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Knox

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Knox forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 40.128, -92.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Lewis

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Lewis forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 40.097, -91.722 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Lincoln

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.058, -90.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Madison

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 37.478, -90.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Marion

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.806, -91.622 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Moniteau

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Moniteau forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.633, -92.583 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Monroe

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Monroe forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.496, -92.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Montgomery

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.942, -91.470 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Osage

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Osage forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.460, -91.862 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Pike

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Pike forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.344, -91.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Ralls

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Ralls forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.528, -91.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Reynolds

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Reynolds forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 37.362, -90.969 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, St. Charles

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: St. Charles forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.782, -90.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, St. Louis

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: St. Louis forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, St. Louis (C)

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: St. Louis (C) forecast zone
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 10 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.627, -90.198 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, St. Francois

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: St. Francois forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 37.810, -90.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Ste. Genevieve

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Ste. Genevieve forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 37.894, -90.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Shelby

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Shelby forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.798, -92.077 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Warren

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.765, -91.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Washington

When: August 7, 11:00 AM CST to August 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 37.962, -90.877 (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 (C)	2001-08-08	85	Female	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

Every storm in Missouri in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, August 2001

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: 5263005, 5263006, 5263007, 5263008, 5263009, 5263010, 5263011, 5263012, 5263013, 5263014, 5263015, 5263016, 5263017, 5263018, 5263019, 5263020, 5263021, 5263022, 5263023, 5263024, 5263025, 5263026, 5263027, 5263028, 5263029, 5263030, 5263031, 5263032, 5263033.