Excessive Heat in Howell, Missouri
Excessive Heat July 18, 2011 · Howell, Missouri
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Howell County Sheriff Office reported finding a person dead in a field from the heat. Temperatures were recorded in the 90s across Howell County with heat index reading up to 105 degrees.
The wider storm
A very strong upper level ridge of high pressure caused extreme heat to build over the Ozarks. This caused a section of a major road to buckle. During this period at least 57 heat related illnesses were reported along with one fatality.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 334839. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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