Missouri, 2024

Excessive Heat in Missouri, July 3 to 4, 2024

July 3 to 4, 2024 · NWS MEG · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

S. during early July.

Where it happened

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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 upper ridge ridge covered the southern U.S. during early July. Meanwhile, moisture surged northward into the Mid-South ahead of an approaching cold front. Dewpoints climbed well into the 70s and afternoon heat index values topped 110 degrees across the Mid-South.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

4 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Excessive Heat, Dunklin

When
July 3, 10:00 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 index values topped 110 degrees.

Excessive Heat, Pemiscot

When
July 3, 10:00 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 index values topped 110 degrees.

Excessive Heat, Dunklin

When
July 4, 10:00 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 index values topped 110 degrees.

Excessive Heat, Pemiscot

When
July 4, 10:00 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 index values topped 110 degrees.

What these are

Excessive Heat
Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.

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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: 1202520, 1202521, 1202522, 1202523.