A man died on 7/24/17, in his home due to heat exhaustion. The power had been out for a couple of days due to thunderstorm damage.
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A man died on 7/24/17, in his home due to heat exhaustion. The power had been out for a couple of days due to thunderstorm damage. High temperatures on July 24th were around 90 degrees.
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 Jul 24, 11:22 AM CST, 38 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...Updated Aviation National Weather Service Saint Louis MO 1222 PM CDT Mon Jul 24 2017 .SHORT TERM... (Through Late Tonight) Issued at 235 AM CDT Mon Jul 24 2017 Northwest flow aloft prevails over our region early this morning and this favorable setup for surface frontal intrusion did not disappoint, with the main front already through and a TROF located near I-70 that was popping isolated to scattered TSRA earlier tonight. Otherwise, skies were mostly clear with temps slipping into the 60s north of the TROF and in a few spots in the Ozark valleys, with 70s elsewhere. Heights aloft will already be building overhead later today and into tonight and so will essentially close the window for surface fronts and TROFs to easily move thru our region. While the main synoptic front is successfully through, the TROF may not fare as well, with the latest models now placing it over southern MO and far southern IL when the favorable flow to the south ceases. While it is possible the TROF may still pop a random and isolated shower or storm during the morning hours, it is more probable that it will do so during peak heating in the afternoon over the eastern Ozarks and far southern IL and the activity that does develop will likely carry thru into much of the evening. Have added low PoPs for most of the eastern Ozarks and far southern IL for this afternoon and most of tonight. With abundant sunshine for our region today with a diurnal cumulus cloud field forming and NE surface flow, stayed close to MOS temps which looked reasonable but leaned towards the higher numbers. All in all, a seasonable late July day with less humidity than the past week with peak temps from the mid 80s in the north to around 90 for most areas near and south of I-70. Most areas should see clear skies again tonight save southeast MO and far southern IL where, depending on how persistent the convection is along the old TROF boundary, may keep those areas mostly cloudy. Should see widespread min temps in the 60s thanks to this clear skies and light wind setup for most areas, with higher values in the STL heat island. TES .LONG TERM... (Tuesday through Sunday) Issued at 235 AM CDT Mon Jul 24 2017 A progressive upper level trof centered through the northeastern U.S. will maintain a retreating surface high through the Great Lakes region on Tuesday. This surface high will have a strong influence on Tuesday resulting in a quasi-stationary surface front draped across southern MO into the western TN Valley. A few showers and thunderstorms will be possible in the vicinity of the frontal boundary across southeast MO and southern IL, especially during the afternoon and early evening. Temperatures should be rather seasonable. Wednesday looks like the hottest day of the week and potentially another short-lived period of dangerous levels of heat. The southern Plains upper high will retrograde slightly in response to the beginning of large scale amplification and a short wave trof moving through the mid-upper MS valley region. Despite the slight retrogression of the upper high, the low levels will be marked by the return of south to southwesterly flow and rising lower tropospheric temps as the warm front retreats back to the north/northeast. Highs should be well into the 90s with peak afternoon heat index values from 103-110. The models vary some on the strength and position of the short wave and associated cold front moving through the mid/upper MS Valley into the OH Valley in the late Wednesday-Thursday time frame. The NAM is the big outlier and appears too strong and a bit too fast. The GFS and ECMWF are fairly close bringing the cold front into northern MO/central IL late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning and through the entire CWA by late Thursday evening. The front should be accompanied by showers and thunderstorms as it progresses through the area. Surface high pressure and much cooler and drier air will then dominate from Friday through next weekend as large scale amplification proceeds and an upper trof sharpens over the eastern U.S.. Glass && .AVIATION... (For the 18z TAFs through 18z Tuesday Afternoon) Issued at 1217 PM CDT Mon Jul 24 2017 VFR through the period with diurnal cumulus and occasional cirrus. Northwesterly to northeasterly winds will gradually veer and become southeasterly by the end of the valid TAF period. Isolated SHRA/TSRA may develop after 24/20z, but any precipitation is expected to remain south of the terminals. Kanofsky && .LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...None. IL...None. && WFO LSX
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Saint Louis MO 502 AM CDT Mon Jul 24 2017 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-251015- Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-Bond IL-Fayette IL-Clinton IL- Marion IL-Washington IL-Randolph IL-Adams IL-Brown IL-Pike IL- Calhoun IL-Jersey IL-Madison IL-Saint Clair IL-Monroe IL-Knox MO- Lewis MO-Shelby MO-Marion MO-Monroe MO-Ralls MO-Pike MO-Boone MO- Audrain MO-Moniteau MO-Cole MO-Osage MO-Callaway MO-Montgomery MO- Lincoln MO-Gasconade MO-Warren MO-Saint Charles MO-Franklin MO- Saint Louis MO-Saint Louis City MO-Jefferson MO-Crawford MO- Washington MO-Saint Francois MO-Sainte Genevieve MO-Iron MO- Madison MO-Reynolds MO- 502 AM CDT Mon Jul 24 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern and central Missouri as well as west central and southwest Illinois. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and early this evening across extreme southeast Missouri. Damaging wind is the primary severe weather threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Dangerous heat index values between 105 and 110 degrees are expected to return to much of the area on Wednesday afternoon and early evening. A few severe thunderstorms are possible on Wednesday night, especially across northeast Missouri and west central Illinois. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and early this evening in southeast Missouri. Glass
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
A 76 year old man died in his home from heat exhaustion. The power had been out for a couple of days due to thunderstorm damage.
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, Lincoln | 2017-07-24 | 76 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
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