Heat in New Madrid, Missouri

An upper-level ridge over the Mississippi Valley contributed to unseasonably hot and humid conditions. Highs were in the lower 90's. Twin two-year-old girls were found dead in a hot car at an apartment complex in Portageville. All the car windows were rolled up. The heat index at Blytheville, Arkansas was 101 degrees when the girls probably entered the car while their guardians were napping. The coroner's report showed the cause of death was heat-related.