Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Heat Advisory until 7 p.m. for Stoddard County.

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY...

* HEAT INDEX...AFTERNOON VALUES WILL TOP OUT FROM 100 TO 105 DEGREES THROUGH MONDAY. LITTLE RELIEF IS EXPECTED AT NIGHT.

* 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 CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. 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. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF SHADE AND FRESH WATER.