Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement for Heat Index values will be 100 to 105 this weekend.

• ... HEAT INDEX VALUES 100 TO 105 THIS WEEKEND...
• HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL PEAK FROM 100 TO 105 ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI SATURDAY... AND ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI INTO FAR WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATES 57 AND 24 SUNDAY.
• THIS IS JUST A PRECURSOR TO WHAT IS ON THE WAY. IT WILL BE EVEN HOTTER EARLY NEXT WORK WEEK ACROSS THE REGION WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES TOPPING OUT AT 105 DEGREES AND POSSIBLY HIGHER.
• PLAN ON TAKING THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO DEAL WITH THE HEAT IN THE COMING DAYS.