Heat — St. Louis, Missouri

2017-09-11 · St. Louis, Missouri

Event narrative

Temperatures were near normal with highs in the upper 70s. Officially at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, the high was 79 degrees. A mother had accidentally left her 1 year old child in van while at work. Discovered child in back of van after arriving at daycare center to pick him up around 5 pm. He was unresponsive and was pronounced dead a short time later due to the temperature in the vehicle after several hours.

Wider weather episode

Temperatures were near normal with a high of 79 degrees at St. Louis Lambert International Airport.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 724677. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.