Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Special Weather Statement until 4 a.m. Saturday. Heat Index could reach 110 degrees!!!!
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 4AM CDT SAT
...MORE OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY OVER THE WEEKEND
... HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY WILL SEND HEAT INDEX VALUES INTO THE 100 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE ON SATURDAY.
THE MOST OPPRESSIVE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE FELT ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, AND FAR WESTERN KENTUCKY. HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL LIKELY TOP OUT BETWEEN 100 AND 105 ON SUNDAY, WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AS THE PRIMARY OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY RELIEF.
EXERCISE CAUTION TO AVOID HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN AIR CONDITIONED SPACES.
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. CHECK ON THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING OR IN POOR HEALTH.
NEVER LEAVE A CHILD OR PET IN A VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY DURING HOT WEATHER WHEN VEHICLE INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN MINUTES.
Stoddard County, Missouri - At 2:38 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a Special Weather Statement for Stoddard County, Missouri.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 8PM CDT FRI
...HOT AND HUMID AGAIN TODAY... HEAT INDEX VALUES 100 TO 105 DEGREES, MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, WILL PERSIST UNTIL 8 PM.
EXERCISE CAUTION TO AVOID HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.
TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN AIR CONDITIONED SPACES. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. CHECK ON THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING OR IN POOR HEALTH.
NEVER LEAVE A CHILD OR PET IN A VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY DURING HOT WEATHER WHEN VEHICLE INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN MINUTES.
Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a HEAT ADVISORY for Stoddard County, Missouri.
HEAT ADVISORY FROM 11AM CDT WED UNTIL 8PM CDT WED
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * HEAT INDEX...PEAKING NEAR 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE TEMPORARY RELIEF. MOST PLACES WILL REMAIN DRY AND HOT.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY 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... THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS
Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement until 4:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 4:30AM CDT WED
...VERY HOT AND HUMID AGAIN TOMORROW
... HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE FORECAST TO REACH 100 TO 105 DEGREES AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
HIGHS WILL TOP OUT IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S. EXERCISE CAUTION TO AVOID HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.
TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN AIR CONDITIONING. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. CHECK ON THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING OR IN POOR HEALTH.
NEVER LEAVE A CHILD OR PET IN A VEHICLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE, AND ESPECIALLY DURING HOT WEATHER WHEN VEHICLE INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN MINUTES.
Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Heat Advisory from 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 4th to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 5th for Stoddard County, Missouri.
...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY...
* HEAT INDEX...PEAKING FROM 102 TO 110 DEGREES WEDNESDAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY AFTERNOON, AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY 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
... THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
GIVEN THE NUMBER OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE 4TH OF JULY, THE CONCERN FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES IS ONLY HEIGHTENED.
TAKE EXTRA CARE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE HEAT WILL BE STIFLING FOR THOSE OUTDOORS, WITH LITTLE RELIEF IN THE SHADE EXPECTED, AS VERY LIGHT WIND IS FORECAST. SPEND AS MUCH TIME INDOORS IN AIR CONDITIONING AS YOU CAN.
ONLY MINOR RELIEF IS ANTICIPATED AT SUNSET, THROUGH ABOUT 10 P.M. AS HEAT INDICES WILL STILL BE IN THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S THE EVENING OF THE 4TH.
Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Heat Advisory until 8 p.m. Saturday.
...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SATURDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS CANCELLED
... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS CANCELLED THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING.
* TEMPERATURE...HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S WITH PEAK HEAT INDEX READINGS UP TO 105 WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ON SATURDAY, HIGHS IN THE MID 90S WITH PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 103 TO 109 ARE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...DUE TO SOME LINGERING POWER OUTAGES FROM LAST EVENING'S STORMS, AIR CONDITIONING MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE TO ALL PERSONS. THE VERY YOUNG, THE ELDERLY, THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING, AND THOSE PARTICIPATING IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. 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. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TAKE FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY. CALL 9 1 1 FOR ANYONE SHOWING SYMPTOMS.
Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Special Weather Statement until 3:30 p.m. Thursday!
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 3:30PM CDT THU
...HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 105 POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
... HIGH TEMPERATURES FORECAST AROUND 90 DEGREES WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH HUMIDITY TO YIELD PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 100 TO 105 ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
THE HIGHEST HEAT INDICES, NEAR 105, ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, AND WESTERN KENTUCKY. AT THE SAME TIME, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY, PRIMARILY DURING THE MORNING HOURS.
THIS COULD HELP TO KEEP TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES LOWER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST. EVEN WITH THE POTENTIAL MORNING RELIEF, HOWEVER, CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO WARM UP IN A HURRY BY AFTERNOON AS SUNSHINE RETURNS.
EVEN MORE OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.
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!