Heat — Jackson, Missouri

2001-07-06 to 2001-07-08 · Jackson, Missouri

Wider weather episode

Oppressive heat and humidity covered all of northwest Missouri between July 6th and July 8th. Afternoon highs in the 90's combined with dewpoints as high as 80 degrees...combined to produce heat indices as high as 115 degrees. A 47 year old Clay county male and 68 year old Jackson county male died of heat related causes.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5258486. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.