Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Special Weather Statement for Stoddard County, Missouri until 5 p.m. CDT Thursday, July 26th.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 5PM CDT THU

...HOT AND HUMID THIS AFTERNOON IN PARTS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

... SOUTH OF A LINE FROM POPLAR BLUFF MISSOURI, TO CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI, TO MADISONVILLE KENTUCKY, HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE FROM 100 TO 105 DEGREES BEFORE STORMS DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN WHEN WORKING OR PARTICIPATING IN ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE.

THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON, PROVIDING SOME RELIEF. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN TO FILTER INTO THE REGION FRIDAY.