Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Jasper
Event narrative (NOAA)
According to a police report a 3 year old girl let herself into a vehicle around 1 PM. Afternoon high temperatures rose into the lower 90s with heat index values in the upper 90s to around 100 degrees. The girl was found unresponsive and died on August 13th.
Other notable excessive heat events in Missouri
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.