Heat Advisory until 01:00PM Wednesday 
...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING INTO THE UPPER 90S ON WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES MAY REACH THE CENTURY MARK ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
* HEAT INDICES...RANGING FROM 100 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 ... BUCHANAN ... CALDWELL ... CHARITON ... CLINTON ... DAVIESS ... DE KALB ... GENTRY ... GRUNDY ... HARRISON ... HOLT ... LINN ... LIVINGSTON ... MACON ... MERCER ... NODAWAY ... PUTNAM ... RANDOLPH ... 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...DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AVOIDING CAFFEINATED AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES... STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM AND OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
Address/Location
Macon County, Mo Emergency Management
101 Washington
Macon, MO 63552
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1