Excessive Heat Watch until 07:00PM Thursday
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 105 on Monday with heat index values up to 114 possible on Tuesday and Wednesday, then heat index values up to 105 possible on Thursday.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Kansas and central, north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Missouri.
* WHEN...From Monday afternoon through Thursday evening.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ATCHISON ... MIAMI ... LINN ... DONIPHAN ... LEAVENWORTH ... WYANDOTTE ... JOHNSON ... ATCHISON ... NODAWAY ... WORTH ... GENTRY ... HARRISON ... MERCER ... PUTNAM ... SCHUYLER ... HOLT ... ANDREW ... DE KALB ... DAVIESS ... GRUNDY ... SULLIVAN ... ADAIR ... BUCHANAN ... CLINTON ... CALDWELL ... LIVINGSTON ... LINN ... MACON ... PLATTE ... CLAY ... RAY ... CARROLL ... CHARITON ... RANDOLPH ... JACKSON ... LAFAYETTE ... SALINE ... HOWARD ... CASS ... JOHNSON ... PETTIS ... COOPER ... BATES ... HENRY
Instructions:
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes. Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.
Address/Location
Pettis County Sheriff's Office
319 South Lamine Avenue
Sedalia, MO 65301
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 660-827-0052
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP PETTIS followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Excessive Heat Watch