Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a HEAT ADVISORY from noon CDT Wednesday, July 19th until 7:00 p.m. CDT Sunday, July 23, 2017.
...HEAT ADVISORY FROM 12PM CDT WED UNTIL 7PM CDT SUN
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.
THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...TOPPING THE 100 DEGREE MARK FROM MIDDAY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON, PEAKING NEAR 105 DEGREES OR SLIGHTLY HIGHER IN SOME AREAS.
* 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 WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED.
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
