Missouri, 2008Excessive Heat in Missouri, July 20 to 21, 2008
July 20 to 21, 2008 · NWS LSX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
The first excessive heat of the summer hit on July 20th to 21st. High temperatures across the region ranged from 97 to 99 degrees.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 68
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
The first excessive heat of the summer hit on July 20th to 21st. High temperatures across the region ranged from 97 to 99 degrees. However the humid air produced Heat Index readings from 105 to 110 degrees.
Excessive Heat, St. Louis (C)
- When
- July 20, 11:00 AM CST to July 21, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis (C) forecast zone
- Injuries
- 60 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 38.627, -90.198 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The first excessive heat event of the summer hit on July 20 and 21. High temperatures peaked at 99 degrees, but the humidity produced Heat Indices from 105 to 110 degrees. At least 50 people had to be treated for heat related illnesses at a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game on the 20th.
Excessive Heat, St. Louis
- When
- July 20, 11:00 AM CST to July 21, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis forecast zone
- Injuries
- 8 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The first excessive heat event of the summer hit on July 20 and 21. High temperatures peaked at 99 degrees, but the humidity produced Heat Indices from 105 to 110 degrees. The St. Louis County Health Department reported 8 people treated at area hospitals for heat related illnesses with one admitted.
Excessive Heat, St. Charles
- When
- July 20, 11:00 AM CST to July 21, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Charles forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 38.782, -90.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- Excessive Heat
- Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Massachusetts, July 20, 200811 injured · $445,000 · 50 kt wind · 10 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Iowa, July 20 to 21, 20083 injured · $5.5 million · 81 kt wind · 7 events
- Heat in Kentucky, July 20 to 21, 20081 death · 2 events
- Heat in Mississippi, July 20, 20081 death · 1 event
- Rip Current in Florida, July 20, 20081 death · 1 event
- Hail in Nebraska, July 20, 2008$3.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 8 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Indiana, July 20, 2008$160,000 · 65 kt wind · 35 events
- Hail in Minnesota, July 20, 2008$650,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events
- Flash Flood in California, July 20, 20081 injured · $500,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 20, 2008$325,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 20, 2008$235,000 · 62 kt wind · 6 events
- Hail in North Dakota, July 20, 2008$200,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events
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: 129767, 129768, 129769.