Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement until 5:30 p.m. Thursday for Stoddard County, Missouri.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 5:30AM CDT THU
...PROLONGED PERIOD OF OPPRESSIVE HEAT THROUGH THE WEEKEND
... AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS FORECAST LATE THIS WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THE HEAT INDEX THIS AFTERNOON REACHED 100 DEGREES ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, AND WEST OF THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY.
HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE FORECAST TO PEAK NEAR 100 DEGREES AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER, TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDICES WILL DEPEND ON THE EXTENT OF CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY. BY FRIDAY, THE ENTIRE REGION WILL BE SWELTERING IN THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY, WITH HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 105 TO 110 EXPECTED.
A HEAT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED BY FRIDAY. THE OPPRESSIVE HEAT IS FORECAST TO LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WELL, WITH PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES FORECAST ABOVE 100 EACH DAY.
ABOUT THE ONLY RELIEF FROM THE HEAT MAY COME IN THE FORM OF ISOLATED, MAINLY HEAT OF THE DAY THUNDERSTORMS. DURING THIS UPCOMING HEAT WAVE, USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.
TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE OR AIR CONDITIONING. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER TO REPLENISH LOST FLUIDS. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, NEVER LEAVE A CHILD OR A PET IN A HOT VEHICLE, EVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME!
Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Special Weather Statement until 4 p.m. for Stoddard County, Missouri.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 4PM CDT WED
...PROLONGED PERIOD OF OPPRESSIVE HEAT THROUGH THE WEEKEND
... AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS FORECAST LATE THIS WEEK AND LASTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THE HEAT WILL BEGIN TO BUILD TODAY AS HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 90 DEGREES COMBINE WITH VERY HIGH HUMIDITY TO YIELD PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 105 ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, AND WEST OF THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON.
EVEN HOTTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY WITH HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 OVER THE SAME GENERAL AREA, AND READINGS OF 100 TO 105 FROM SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS INTO SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND EAST OF THE LAKES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY.
WHILE UNCERTAIN, THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS MAY OFFER SOME RELIEF FROM THE HEAT ON THURSDAY. B
Y FRIDAY, THE ENTIRE REGION WILL BE SWELTERING IN THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY, WITH HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 105 TO 110 EXPECTED.
A HEAT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED BY FRIDAY, IF NOT SOONER. THE OPPRESSIVE HEAT IS FORECAST TO LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WELL, WITH PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES FORECAST ABOVE 100 EACH DAY.
ABOUT THE ONLY RELIEF FROM THE HEAT MAY COME IN THE FORM OF ISOLATED MAINLY HEAT OF THE DAY THUNDERSTORMS.
USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT, LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING.
TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE OR AIR CONDITIONING.
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER TO REPLENISH LOST FLUIDS.
CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS AND RELATIVES WHO ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT.
KEEP YOUR PETS COOL AND HYDRATED. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, NEVER LEAVE A CHILD IN A HOT VEHICLE, EVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME!
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Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 10:00 p.m. for Stoddard County, MO.
MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BOLLINGER BOONE CALLAWAY CAPE GIRARDEAU COLE CRAWFORD FRANKLIN GASCONADE IRON JEFFERSON MADISON MONITEAU MONTGOMERY OSAGE PERRY REYNOLDS SCOTT ST. FRANCOIS STE. GENEVIEVE STODDARD WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE
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Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Heat Advisory until 7 p.m. for Stoddard County.
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY...
* HEAT INDEX...AFTERNOON VALUES WILL TOP OUT FROM 100 TO 105 DEGREES THROUGH MONDAY. LITTLE RELIEF IS EXPECTED AT NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESS. THE VERY YOUNG, THE ELDERLY, THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING, AND THOSE PARTICIPATING IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE. ALSO, CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. 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. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF SHADE AND FRESH WATER.
