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.

Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Special Weather Statement regarding high heat index.

• ... HEAT INDEX READINGS LIKELY TO EXCEED 100 DEGREES AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON...
• ON MONDAY... THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 90S... ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 50 PERCENT ... WILL BRING A RETURN TO HEAT INDEX VALUES ABOVE 100 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE ENTIRE QUAD STATE REGION MONDAY AFTERNOON.
• FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER... AS WELL AS THE PURCHASE AREA OF WEST KENTUCKY... WEST OF THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES... HEAT INDEX READINGS MAY EXCEED 105 DEGREES FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.
• A FEW LOCATIONS THAT EXPERIENCE EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER OR THUNDERSTORMS LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON MAY SEE A SHORTENED DURATION OF THESE ELEVATED HEAT INDEX READINGS.
• THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL THAT THE ELEVATED HEAT INDEX READINGS MAY PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
• IF YOU ARE PLANNING ANY WORK OR PLAY OUTDOORS MONDAY AFTERNOON... BE SURE TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE OR FIND A COOL LOCATION. CHECK ON FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT MAY BE ESPECIALLY IMPACTED BY THE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT. MAKE SURE THAT PETS AND LIVESTOCK HAVE ACCESS TO WATER AND SHADE AS WELL.

Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Special Weather Statement regarding high heat index.

• ... HEAT INDICES FROM 100 TO 105 EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...
• FOR THOSE THAT ARE CONSIDERING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES OR MUST WORK OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING... BE AWARE THAT HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL LIKELY REACH OR EXCEED 100 DEGREES BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM TODAY.
• GIVEN THE RECENT COOLER WEATHER... YOU MAY NOT BE ACCUSTOMED TO THE HIGHER OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER HALF OF THE 90S. THESE TEMPERATURES... COMBINED WITH THE OPPRESSIVE HUMIDITY... WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. THE LACK OF STRONGER SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL LESSEN THE ABILITY TO PULL HEAT AWAY FROM YOUR BODY AS WELL.
• BE SURE TO PACE YOUR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY... DRINK PLENTY OF WATER... AND SEEK SHADE WHEN POSSIBLE FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNSET. AVOID BECOMING A VICTIM OF HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE.

Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Special Weather Statement regarding high heat index.

• ... HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 100 THIS AFTERNOON...
• FOR THOSE THAT ARE CONSIDERING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES OR MUST WORK OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING... BE AWARE THAT HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL LIKELY REACH OR EXCEED 100 DEGREES BETWEEN 230 PM AND 730 PM TODAY.
• GIVEN THE RECENT COOLER WEATHER... YOU MAY NOT BE ACCUSTOMED TO THE HIGHER OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S. THESE TEMPERATURES... COMBINED WITH THE HIGHER HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 98 AND 103 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. THE LACK OF STRONGER SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL LESSEN THE ABILITY TO PULL HEAT AWAY FROM YOUR BODY AS WELL.
• BE SURE TO PACE YOUR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY... DRINK PLENTY OF WATER... AND SEEK SHADE WHEN POSSIBLE FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNSET. AVOID BECOMING A VICTIM OF HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE.
• INFANTS... THE ELDERLY... AND INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS IMPACTED BY THIS HEAT AND HUMIDITY SHOULD LIMIT THEIR OUTDOOR EXPOSURE... IF POSSIBLE.
• SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY... AS HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND WEST KENTUCKY. HAVE FUN... BUT BE SAFE OUTDOORS.

Stoddard County, Missouri - A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Friday morning.

• ... FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
• THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
• * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY
• * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
• * MOST AREAS IN THE WATCH REGION HAVE SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS. ANY ADDITIONAL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY COULD CAUSE NEW FLASH FLOODING TO DEVELOP QUICKLY.
• * ROADS WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED ONCE AGAIN... AS WILL MANY LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IMPACTED BY ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
• PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
• A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
• YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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• Stoddard County, Missouri - ... SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR UNION... NORTHWESTERN MASSAC... SALINE... JOHNSON... SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN... ALEXANDER... SOUTHERN HAMILTON... NORTHWESTERN POPE... PULASKI... WILLIAMSON... NORTHWESTERN MCCRACKEN... NORTH CENTRAL BALLARD... BOLLINGER... CAPE GIRARDEAU... NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE... SCOTT... STODDARD AND EASTERN BUTLER COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT...
• AT 922 PM CDT... DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR MARION TO NEAR CHALK BLUFF NATURAL AREA... AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
• WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
• LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CAPE GIRARDEAU... MARION... SIKESTON... JACKSON... HERRIN... HARRISBURG... WEST FRANKFORT... DEXTER... CARTERVILLE... SCOTT CITY... ANNA... JOHNSTON CITY... CHAFFEE... MCLEANSBORO... BLOOMFIELD... JONESBORO... MARBLE HILL... VIENNA... ADVANCE AND ORAN.
• PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
• TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS... AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
• FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

Stoddard County, Missouri - A significant Weather Advisory has been issued for Central Stoddard County until 7:30 p.m.

• ... SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN RIPLEY... WAYNE... EASTERN CARTER... SOUTHWESTERN BOLLINGER... CENTRAL STODDARD AND BUTLER COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
• AT 634 PM CDT... DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BUDAPEST... OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF DONIPHAN... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
• WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
• LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... POPLAR BLUFF... DEXTER... PIEDMONT... BERNIE... BLOOMFIELD... MARBLE HILL... GREENVILLE... WAPPAPELLO LAKE AREA... SAM A BAKER STATE PARK... PUXICO... NAYLOR... ESSEX... ELLSINORE... WILLIAMSVILLE... FISK... DUDLEY... GLEN ALLEN... FAIRDEALING... HARVIELL AND OXLY.
• PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
• TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM... AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
• FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.