Heat, Adair
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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 in Missouri, July 16 to 20, 2006
Oppressive heat and humidity combined to produce afternoon and early evening heat indices from 105 to 115 degrees, from July 16th through July 20th. The highest computed heat index reached 121 degrees at Amity Missouri.
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
- 4
- 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.
Oppressive heat and humidity combined to produce afternoon and early evening heat indices from 105 to 115 degrees, from July 16th through July 20th. The highest computed heat index reached 121 degrees at Amity Missouri. Three males and one female died of heat related causes in Jackson county.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
37 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Andrew
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Atchison
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Bates
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Buchanan
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Caldwell
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Carroll
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Cass
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Chariton
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Clay
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Clinton
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Cooper
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Daviess
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Gentry
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Grundy
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Harrison
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Henry
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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)
Heat, Holt
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Howard
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Jackson
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Deaths
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.009, -94.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Johnson
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Lafayette
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Linn
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Livingston
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Livingston forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.782, -93.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Macon
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Mercer
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Nodaway
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Pettis
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Platte
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Putnam
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Randolph
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Ray
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Saline
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Schuyler
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Sullivan
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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, Worth
- When
- July 16, 12:00 PM CST to July 20, 6:00 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)
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, Jackson | 2006-07-07 | 9 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
| Heat, Jackson | 2006-07-19 | 83 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Heat, Jackson | 2006-07-12 | 67 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Heat, Jackson | 2006-07-19 | 92 | 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 Kansas, 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 Missouri in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5527168, 5527169, 5527170, 5527171, 5527172, 5527173, 5527174, 5527175, 5527176, 5527253, 5527254, 5527255, 5527256, 5527257, 5527258, 5527259, 5527260, 5527261, 5527262, 5527263, 5527264, 5527265, 5527266, 5527267, 5527268, 5527269, 5527270, 5527271, 5527272, 5527273, 5527274, 5527275, 5527276, 5527277, 5527278, 5527279, 5527280.