Full Notification

...Dangerous Heat Returns This Week... .Hot and humid temperatures are expected to return this week and will linger through Saturday across the region. Air temperatures will reach near the triple digit mark by midweek, and heat indices may reach or exceed 105 to 110 degrees each afternoon. Both the heat and the humidity will build gradually over the next several days and may not provide a perceptible delineation before/after the watch period; however, the worst conditions are expected Tuesday through Saturday, and this prolonged period of muggy, dangerously hot conditions with little relief at night could lead to heat-related illness. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has issued an Excessive Heat Watch, which is in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Saturday evening.

* TEMPERATURE...Highs from the mid 90s to near 100 degrees.

* HEAT INDEX...Up to 105 Tuesday, 105 to 110 Wednesday through Friday, and up to 105 Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Prolonged exposure to heat and humidity may lead to heat-related illness if precautions are not taken.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CALDWELL ... CARROLL ... CHARITON ... COOPER ... HENRY ... HOWARD ... JOHNSON ... LAFAYETTE ... LINN ... LIVINGSTON ... MACON ... PETTIS ... RANDOLPH ... RAY ... SALINE

Instructions:

An Excessive Heat Watch means that a prolonged period of hot temperatures is expected. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a DANGEROUS 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.