Heat Advisory until 07:00PM Friday
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 90S MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOONS...WITH VALUES INCREASING INTO THE UPPER 90S BY WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES MAY REACH THE CENTURY MARK ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
* HEAT INDICES...RANGING BETWEEN 105 TO 110 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO OPPRESSIVE CONDITIONS WHICH COULD QUICKLY LEAD TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ADAIR ... ANDREW ... ATCHISON ... BATES ... BUCHANAN ... CALDWELL ... CARROLL ... CASS ... CHARITON ... CLINTON ... COOPER ... DAVIESS ... DE KALB ... GENTRY ... GRUNDY ... HARRISON ... HENRY ... HOLT ... HOWARD ... JOHNSON ... LAFAYETTE ... LINN ... LIVINGSTON ... MACON ... MERCER ... NODAWAY ... PETTIS ... PUTNAM ... RANDOLPH ... RAY ... SALINE ... SCHUYLER ... SULLIVAN ... WORTH
Instructions:
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE...DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
Address/Location
Macon County, Mo Emergency Management
101 Washington
Macon, MO 63552
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Heat Advisory