Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service has issued a HEAT ADVISORY from 1 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. for Stoddard County, Missouri.

• ... HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
• THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
• * AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S WILL COMBINE WITH OPPRESSIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS TO CREATE HEAT INDICES UP AROUND 105 DEGREES... ESPECIALLY IN LOCATION WEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM MOUNT VERNON ILLINOIS TO MURRAY KENTUCKY.
• * IMPACTS... A HEAT INDEX OF 105 IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED THE THRESHOLD WHERE THE BODY WILL BEGIN TO SUCCUMB MORE EASILY TO THE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT... MAKING HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE A GREATER CONCERN IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
• PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
• TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE... RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.