Stoddard County, Missouri - Special Weather Statement issued by the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky for Stoddard County, Missouri.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT 

...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY

... GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY.

WIND GUSTS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMONPLACE, ESPECIALLY LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON.

HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS MAY NEED TO USE A LITTLE EXTRA CAUTION.

IN ADDITION, THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRYING CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE AN ELEVATED WILDLAND FIRE RISK ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.