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Special Weather Alert - Heat Index Could Reach 107
July 12th 2017 by Dee Loflin
Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 6:30PM CDT WED!!
...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 103 AND 107 DEGREES POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA, AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI THROUGH 6 PM CDT
... MUCH HIGHER MOISTURE HAS MOVED INTO THE QUAD STATE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THIS MOISTURE, COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S AND LOWER 90S, IS PRODUCING HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 103 TO 107 DEGREE RANGE IN A FEW LOCATIONS.
IF YOU LIVE ALONG OR NEAR INTERSTATE 64 IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA, AND ALONG INTERSTATE 55 IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, YOU MAY EXPERIENCE HEAT INDEX READINGS IN THE 103 TO 107 DEGREE RANGE FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON.
BE SURE TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER, TAKE FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN THE SHADE OR AIR CONDITIONED SHELTER. GET OUT OF THE HEAT, IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING HEALTH ISSUES. BE WATCHFUL FOR THOSE ESPECIALLY IMPACTED BY THE HEAT. YOUNG CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, PERSONS WITH SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES, AND PETS ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR. DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN OR PETS IN CARS WITH CLOSED WINDOWS...THIS COULD BECOME DEADLY SITUATION IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. HEAT INDEX VALUES SHOULD GRADUALLY FALL THROUGH THE EVENING.
Last Updated on July 12th 2017 by Dee Loflin
https://showmetimes.com/Blogpost/v7s2/Special-Weather-Alert--Heat-Index-Could-Reach-107
