Heat — Boone, Missouri

2002-08-01 to 2002-08-06 · Boone, Missouri

Wider weather episode

The hot temperatures of late July continued across central and eastern Missouri into early August. The temperature his 101 degrees in St. Louis on August 1, and then was 99 for the 3rd, 4th, and 5th. Columbia hit 99 degrees on August 3rd. There was one death reported by local health officials. A 59 year old man died in Boone County from heat exhaustion after collapsing in his yard while doing yard work.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5314030. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.