Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Special Weather Statement for Stoddard County.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 6PM CDT TUE

...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON

... THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL RAISE HEAT INDEX VALUES INTO THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON, IMPACTING COUNTIES ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE CONFLUENCE OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVERS.

LOCATIONS FROM CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI, ULLIN ILLINOIS, AND KEVIL KENTUCKY, SOUTHWARD TO BERNIE MISSOURI AND FULTON KENTUCKY WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF SEEING THESE HIGHER HEAT INDEX VALUES.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE LOWER 90S THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS AND SOME RAIN WILL MOVE IN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING, PROVIDING SOME RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. PLEASE USE CAUTION WHILE OUTDOORS. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND SEEK SHADE WHEN POSSIBLE.