Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Special Weather Statement until 4:00 a.m. Thursday morning

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 4AM CDT THU

... HEAT INDICES 100 TO 105 AGAIN THURSDAY...

THE OPPRESSIVE CONDITIONS WILL RETURN QUICKLY ON THURSDAY. AFTER LOW TEMPERATURES ONLY AROUND 80 TONIGHT... THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 100 TO 105 BY MIDDAY... AND MANY LOCATIONS MAY CLIMB ABOVE 105 IN THE AFTERNOON.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION BEGINNING AROUND MIDDAY. COOL OUTFLOW FROM THE STORMS WOULD PROVIDE QUICK RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. THOSE AREAS THAT AVOID THUNDERSTORMS THE LONGEST WILL SEE THE MOST OPPRESSIVELY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS.

REMEMBER NOT TO LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PLENTY OF WATER FOR YOU AND YOUR PETS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. CHECK ON NEIGHBORS AND STAY IN AIR CONDITIONING IF POSSIBLE.

USE CAUTION IF YOU HAVE PLANS TO BE OUTDOORS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.