Heat, Dunklin
- When
- July 15, 9:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dunklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 36.106, -90.166 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat indices between 105 and 109 degrees.
Heat in Missouri, July 15 to 16, 2024
A strong ridge and approaching shortwave trough surged moisture across the area to allow dewpoints to creep into the low to mid 70s with hot conditions in place. Fortunately, convection and excellent mixing allowed heat indices to remain below excessive levels.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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 MEG wrote it up.
A strong ridge and approaching shortwave trough surged moisture across the area to allow dewpoints to creep into the low to mid 70s with hot conditions in place. Fortunately, convection and excellent mixing allowed heat indices to remain below excessive levels. Nonetheless, hot and humid conditions persisted ahead of a cold frontal passage.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Pemiscot
- When
- July 15, 9:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pemiscot forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 36.211, -89.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat indices between 105 and 109 degrees.
Heat, Dunklin
- When
- July 16, 9:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dunklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 36.106, -90.166 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat indices in between 105 and 109 degrees.
Heat, Pemiscot
- When
- July 16, 9:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pemiscot forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 36.211, -89.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat indices in between 105 and 109 degrees.
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.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1202373, 1202374, 1202458, 1202459.