Excessive Heat — St. Louis (c), Missouri

2010-08-02 to 2010-08-04 · St. Louis (c), Missouri

Event narrative

The City of St. Louis reported one death. A 68 year old man was found dead in his home. The home had air conditioning but it was not turned on.

Wider weather episode

A short but intense heat wave hit the area. High temperatures on the 3rd and 4th were around 100 with the Heat Index around 110. St. Louis hit 102 on the 3rd and 101 on the 4th. There was one death reported in the City of St. Louis. The St. Louis County Health Department reported 13 heat related injuries.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 263398. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.