Heat — St. Louis (c), Missouri

1997-07-20 · St. Louis (c), Missouri

Event narrative

A 81 year old woman was found dead on August 3. The probable cause of death was hyperthermia. Temperatures the weekend of 7/19 - 20 had been in the mid to upper 90s. She had last been seen on 7/13/97.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5615670. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.