Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Heat Advisory until 8 p.m. Saturday.
...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SATURDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS CANCELLED
... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS CANCELLED THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING.
* TEMPERATURE...HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S WITH PEAK HEAT INDEX READINGS UP TO 105 WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ON SATURDAY, HIGHS IN THE MID 90S WITH PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 103 TO 109 ARE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...DUE TO SOME LINGERING POWER OUTAGES FROM LAST EVENING'S STORMS, AIR CONDITIONING MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE TO ALL PERSONS. THE VERY YOUNG, THE ELDERLY, THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING, AND THOSE PARTICIPATING IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. 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. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TAKE FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY. CALL 9 1 1 FOR ANYONE SHOWING SYMPTOMS.
