Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Weather Statement.

... HEAT INDEX VALUES 100 TO 105 THIS AFTERNOON...

AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE LOWER AND MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON. THIS HEAT WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 100 TO 105 DEGREES OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FOUR STATE REGION. THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE IN THE DAY AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH WESTERN KENTUCKY.

THIS LEVEL OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL MAKE IT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FOR THOSE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON. BE SURE TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER... TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND WEAR LIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING.

COOLER WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE QUAD STATE REGION ON MONDAY.