Heat — Boone, Missouri
1999-07-18 to 1999-07-31 · Boone, Missouri
2
Direct deaths
19
Injuries
Wider weather episode
A heat wave gripped the area for the last 2 weeks of July. Temperatures stayed in the middle to upper 90s with a few days topping 100. Columbia set a record high with 104 degrees on 7/29/99. St. Louis tied a record with 103 degrees on 7/30/99. The Heat Index generally ranged from 105 to near 115. Most of the deaths and injuries occurred in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5710205. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.