Event narrative (NOAA)
A minor heat wave resulted in one death in St. Louis County. A 49 year old woman was found dead in her home on July 14th. She had a body temperature of 105 degrees. High temperatures were in the lower 90's July 9th through 12th, then hit 97 with the Heat Index topping out at 111 degrees on July 13th.
Other notable 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.