Excessive Heat, Bollinger
- When
- July 20, 11:00 AM CST to July 22, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bollinger forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat in Missouri, July 20 to 23, 2017
A large upper-level high resulted in three to four consecutive days of dangerously high heat indices from 105 to 115 degrees. The large high in the upper levels of the atmosphere expanded over much of the southern two-thirds of the United States for several days.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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 PAH wrote it up.
A large upper-level high resulted in three to four consecutive days of dangerously high heat indices from 105 to 115 degrees. The large high in the upper levels of the atmosphere expanded over much of the southern two-thirds of the United States for several days. The center of the high gradually shifted east from the southern Plains on the 20th to the middle Mississippi Valley on the 22nd. The high then weakened and shrank on the 23rd. The daily peak heat indices at the Poplar Bluff airport during the heat wave were 109 degrees on the 20th, 110 degrees on the 21st, 109 degrees on the 22nd, and 105 on the 23rd. Actual air temperatures reached the mid 90's each afternoon. Overnight lows were mainly in the mid 70's. About a dozen cooling centers were opened to accomodate residents needing help. These cooling centers were mainly in the Poplar Bluff area. The outdoor Farmer's Market in Cape Girardeau closed early due to the heat.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Excessive Heat, Butler
- When
- July 20, 11:00 AM CST to July 23, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 36.716, -90.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Cape Girardeau
- When
- July 20, 11:00 AM CST to July 22, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cape Girardeau forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 37.384, -89.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Carter
- When
- July 20, 11:00 AM CST to July 22, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carter forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 36.941, -90.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Mississippi
- When
- July 20, 11:00 AM CST to July 23, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mississippi forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 36.828, -89.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, New Madrid
- When
- July 20, 11:00 AM CST to July 23, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- New Madrid forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 36.595, -89.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Perry
- When
- July 20, 11:00 AM CST to July 22, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 37.707, -89.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Ripley
- When
- July 20, 11:00 AM CST to July 23, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ripley forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 36.653, -90.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Scott
- When
- July 20, 11:00 AM CST to July 22, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 37.053, -89.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Stoddard
- When
- July 20, 11:00 AM CST to July 23, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stoddard forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 36.856, -89.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Wayne
- When
- July 20, 11:00 AM CST to July 22, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 37.113, -90.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Nevada, July 20 to 24, 2017
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New York, July 20, 2017
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 20, 2017
- Flooding in Wisconsin, July 20 to 31, 2017
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Iowa, July 20 to 22, 2017
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 20 to 21, 2017
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 20, 2017
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, July 20, 2017
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 20, 2017
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in Arizona, July 20, 2017
- Flash Flood in Colorado, July 20, 2017
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, July 20, 2017
More
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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: 706770, 706771, 706772, 706773, 706775, 706776, 706777, 706778, 706780, 706781, 706782.