Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement until 4:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 4:30AM CDT WED
...VERY HOT AND HUMID AGAIN TOMORROW
... HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE FORECAST TO REACH 100 TO 105 DEGREES AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
HIGHS WILL TOP OUT IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S. EXERCISE CAUTION TO AVOID HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.
TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN AIR CONDITIONING. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. CHECK ON THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING OR IN POOR HEALTH.
NEVER LEAVE A CHILD OR PET IN A VEHICLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE, AND ESPECIALLY DURING HOT WEATHER WHEN VEHICLE INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN MINUTES.
Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Heat Advisory from 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 4th to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 5th for Stoddard County, Missouri.
...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY...
* HEAT INDEX...PEAKING FROM 102 TO 110 DEGREES WEDNESDAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY AFTERNOON, AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY 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
... THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
GIVEN THE NUMBER OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE 4TH OF JULY, THE CONCERN FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES IS ONLY HEIGHTENED.
TAKE EXTRA CARE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE HEAT WILL BE STIFLING FOR THOSE OUTDOORS, WITH LITTLE RELIEF IN THE SHADE EXPECTED, AS VERY LIGHT WIND IS FORECAST. SPEND AS MUCH TIME INDOORS IN AIR CONDITIONING AS YOU CAN.
ONLY MINOR RELIEF IS ANTICIPATED AT SUNSET, THROUGH ABOUT 10 P.M. AS HEAT INDICES WILL STILL BE IN THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S THE EVENING OF THE 4TH.
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.
Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Special Weather Statement until 3:30 p.m. Thursday!
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 3:30PM CDT THU
...HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 105 POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
... HIGH TEMPERATURES FORECAST AROUND 90 DEGREES WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH HUMIDITY TO YIELD PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 100 TO 105 ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
THE HIGHEST HEAT INDICES, NEAR 105, ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, AND WESTERN KENTUCKY. AT THE SAME TIME, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY, PRIMARILY DURING THE MORNING HOURS.
THIS COULD HELP TO KEEP TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES LOWER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST. EVEN WITH THE POTENTIAL MORNING RELIEF, HOWEVER, CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO WARM UP IN A HURRY BY AFTERNOON AS SUNSHINE RETURNS.
EVEN MORE OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.
DURING THIS UPCOMING HEAT WAVE, USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.
TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE OR AIR CONDITIONING. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER TO REPLENISH LOST FLUIDS. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, NEVER LEAVE A CHILD OR A PET IN A HOT VEHICLE, EVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME!
Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a HEAT ADVISORY for Stoddard County, Missouri from 10 a.m. Friday - 8 p.m. Saturday.
HEAT ADVISORY FROM 10AM CDT FRI UNTIL 8PM CDT SAT
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY
... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* TEMPERATURE...HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S ARE FORECAST BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
PEAK HEAT INDEX READINGS OF 105 TO 110 ARE EXPECTED BOTH AFTERNOONS.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND 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
... 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
Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement until 5:30 p.m. Thursday for Stoddard County, Missouri.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 5:30AM CDT THU
...PROLONGED PERIOD OF OPPRESSIVE HEAT THROUGH THE WEEKEND
... AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS FORECAST LATE THIS WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THE HEAT INDEX THIS AFTERNOON REACHED 100 DEGREES ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, AND WEST OF THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY.
HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE FORECAST TO PEAK NEAR 100 DEGREES AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER, TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDICES WILL DEPEND ON THE EXTENT OF CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY. BY FRIDAY, THE ENTIRE REGION WILL BE SWELTERING IN THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY, WITH HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 105 TO 110 EXPECTED.
A HEAT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED BY FRIDAY. THE OPPRESSIVE HEAT IS FORECAST TO LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WELL, WITH PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES FORECAST ABOVE 100 EACH DAY.
ABOUT THE ONLY RELIEF FROM THE HEAT MAY COME IN THE FORM OF ISOLATED, MAINLY HEAT OF THE DAY THUNDERSTORMS. DURING THIS UPCOMING HEAT WAVE, USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.
TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE OR AIR CONDITIONING. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER TO REPLENISH LOST FLUIDS. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, NEVER LEAVE A CHILD OR A PET IN A HOT VEHICLE, EVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME!
Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Special Weather Statement until 4 p.m. for Stoddard County, Missouri.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 4PM CDT WED
...PROLONGED PERIOD OF OPPRESSIVE HEAT THROUGH THE WEEKEND
... AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS FORECAST LATE THIS WEEK AND LASTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THE HEAT WILL BEGIN TO BUILD TODAY AS HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 90 DEGREES COMBINE WITH VERY HIGH HUMIDITY TO YIELD PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 105 ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, AND WEST OF THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON.
EVEN HOTTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY WITH HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 OVER THE SAME GENERAL AREA, AND READINGS OF 100 TO 105 FROM SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS INTO SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND EAST OF THE LAKES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY.
WHILE UNCERTAIN, THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS MAY OFFER SOME RELIEF FROM THE HEAT ON THURSDAY. B
Y FRIDAY, THE ENTIRE REGION WILL BE SWELTERING IN THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY, WITH HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 105 TO 110 EXPECTED.
A HEAT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED BY FRIDAY, IF NOT SOONER. THE OPPRESSIVE HEAT IS FORECAST TO LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WELL, WITH PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES FORECAST ABOVE 100 EACH DAY.
ABOUT THE ONLY RELIEF FROM THE HEAT MAY COME IN THE FORM OF ISOLATED MAINLY HEAT OF THE DAY THUNDERSTORMS.
USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT, LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING.
TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE OR AIR CONDITIONING.
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER TO REPLENISH LOST FLUIDS.
CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS AND RELATIVES WHO ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT.
KEEP YOUR PETS COOL AND HYDRATED. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, NEVER LEAVE A CHILD IN A HOT VEHICLE, EVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME!
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