Full Notification

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FROM 11AM CDT THU UNTIL 8PM CDT FRI

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TEMPERATURE

HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS

EXTREME HEAT COULD QUICKLY LEAD TO HEAT ILLNESS OR HEAT STROKE IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS

STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM

STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

The YMCA and Mid-Continental Library in the City limits of Platte City are our designated cooling centers.