Stoddard county, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Heat Advisory for Stoddard County, Missouri for Friday, July 20, 2018.

HEAT ADVISORY FROM 11AM CDT FRI UNTIL 7PM CDT FRI

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY

... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY.

THIS HEAT ADVISORY INCLUDES PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND EXTREME WESTERN KENTUCKY, SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM CAPE GIRARDEAU TO PADUCAH. * TEMPERATURE...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S. THE HEAT INDEX WILL PEAK BETWEEN 104 AND 108 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS

...PERSONS WORKING OUTDOORS OR ENGAGING IN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES WILL ENCOUNTER HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY. 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