Excessive Heat — Jasper, Missouri

2022-08-12 · Jasper, Missouri

Event narrative

According to a police report a 3 year old girl let herself into a vehicle around 1 PM. Afternoon high temperatures rose into the lower 90s with heat index values in the upper 90s to around 100 degrees. The girl was found unresponsive and died on August 13th.

Wider weather episode

Temperatures in the lower 90s and heat index in the upper 90s led to a fatality.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1053050. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.