Excessive Heat Warning until 08:00PM Thursday
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 113.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
* AFFECTED AREAS: PERRY ... JACKSON ... WILLIAMSON ... UNION ... JOHNSON ... ALEXANDER ... PULASKI ... MASSAC ... FULTON ... HICKMAN ... CARLISLE ... BALLARD ... MCCRACKEN ... GRAVES ... PERRY ... BOLLINGER ... CAPE GIRARDEAU ... RIPLEY ... BUTLER ... STODDARD ... SCOTT ... MISSISSIPPI ... NEW MADRID
Instructions:
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Address/Location
Stoddard County EMA
501 W Business U.S. 60
Dexter, MO 63841
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 573-614-5155
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP STODDARDEMA followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant 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:
- Excessive Heat Warning