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

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 4PM CDT SAT

...DANGEROUS HEAT AND HUMIDITY EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

... MAXIMUM SUNDAY AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES SHOULD REACH 100 TO 105 DEGREES ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, WITH READINGS AROUND 100 OVER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY. MONDAY AND TUESDAY WILL BE EVEN HOTTER, WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 105 TO 115 DEGREES MONDAY AFTERNOON, AND 100 TO 110 DEGREES TUESDAY AFTERNOON. BEING ACTIVE IN A HOT ENVIRONMENT PUTS ADDED STRESS ON THE BODY THAT COULD LEAD TO HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS.