Heat, Barton
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Barton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.479, -98.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Kansas, July 16 to 20, 2006
From July 16-20, a deadly heat wave gripped much of central, south-central and southeast Kansas. Broad high pressure in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere caused temperatures to soar into the 105-110 degree range, with afternoon heat indices about the same.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 26 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
- 5
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 26
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 ICT wrote it up.
From July 16-20, a deadly heat wave gripped much of central, south-central and southeast Kansas. Broad high pressure in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere caused temperatures to soar into the 105-110 degree range, with afternoon heat indices about the same. The cover of darkness provided little in the way of relief, as overnight temperatures were slow to fall off, reaching only the upper 70s by sunrise for some locations. Unfortunately, the prolonged heat claimed five lives across south-central and southeast Kansas, most of them elderly men. Three occurred in Wichita, one in Iola, and another in Coffeyville. The heat unofficially claimed three other lives, two in Wichita and one in Coffeyville. Additionally, dozens of individuals across central, south-central and southeast Kansas were treated for heat-related illnesses.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
26 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Allen
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Allen forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.886, -95.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Butler
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Chase
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Chase forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.302, -96.594 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Chautauqua
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Chautauqua forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.150, -96.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Cowley
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cowley forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Elk
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Elk forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.454, -96.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Ellsworth
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ellsworth forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.697, -98.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Greenwood
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Greenwood forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.878, -96.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Harper
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Harper forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.192, -98.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Harvey
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Harvey forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.043, -97.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Kingman
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kingman forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.559, -98.136 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Labette
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Labette forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.191, -95.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Lincoln
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.045, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Marion
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marion forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.359, -97.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, McPherson
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.392, -97.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Montgomery
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.193, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Neosho
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Neosho forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.559, -95.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Reno
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Reno forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.953, -98.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Rice
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rice forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.347, -98.201 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Russell
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Russell forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.915, -98.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Saline
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.784, -97.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Sedgwick
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick forecast zone
- Deaths
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Sumner
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sumner forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.237, -97.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Wilson
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wilson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.559, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Woodson
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Woodson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.887, -95.740 (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, Allen | 2006-07-19 | 68 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Heat, Montgomery | 2006-07-17 | 54 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
| Heat, Sedgwick | 2006-07-20 | 65 | Male | Other | Direct |
| Heat, Sedgwick | 2006-07-20 | 64 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
| Heat, Sedgwick | 2006-07-20 | 56 | 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 California, July 16 to 27, 2006
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 16 to 31, 2006
- Heat in Missouri, July 16 to 20, 2006
- Heat in Pennsylvania, July 16 to 18, 2006
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 16, 2006
- Wildfire in Nebraska, July 16 to 18, 2006
- Heat in Kansas, July 16 to 20, 2006
- Hail in Minnesota, July 16, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 16, 2006
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 16, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 16, 2006
- Heat in Kansas, July 16 to 20, 2006
More
Every storm in Kansas in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, July 2006
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5525180, 5525181, 5525182, 5525183, 5525184, 5525185, 5525186, 5525187, 5525188, 5525189, 5525190, 5525191, 5525192, 5525193, 5525194, 5525195, 5525196, 5525197, 5525198, 5525199, 5525200, 5525201, 5525202, 5525203, 5525204, 5525205.