The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued an Excessive Heat Warning Effective Today and Tomorrow. Please see the Text Below.
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 342 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING HEAT AND HUMIDITY EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI THROUGH SATURDAY... .VERY HOT TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL SURGE BACK INTO EASTERN KANSAS AS WELL AS ADJACENT WESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL HELP TRANSPORT HOT AND MOIST AIR INTO THE REGION BEGINNING TODAY. AFTERNOON HEAT INDICIES WILL REACH 105 TO 115 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY AND 105 TO 110 DEGREES ON THURSDAY OVER THE AFFECTED AREAS. 100 TO 105 DEGREES READINGS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. KSZ025-102-MOZ001>006-011>015-020>022-030-038-044-045-054-271645- /O.UPG.KEAX.HT.Y.0002.120627T1700Z-120629T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KEAX.EH.W.0001.120627T1700Z-120701T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON- MERCER-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-BUCHANAN-CLINTON- CALDWELL-RAY-LAFAYETTE-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...MARYVILLE... GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON... MOUND CITY...OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT... TRENTON...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO...RICHMOND... LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...CLINTON 342 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY 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 NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION: PARTS NORTHWEST INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS. * TEMPERATURE: READINGS FROM THE UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES WHEN COUPLED WITH THE HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI AND AS HIGH AS 105 TO 115 DEGREES ACROSS NORTHWEST MISSOURI INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. MOST AREAS WILL SEE HEAT INDICIES OF 100 TO 105 ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: THESE PROLONGED HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESSES INCLUDING HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. THESE CONDITIONS ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TO THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE OR PLAYING OUTDOORS AS WELL AS FOR THE YOUNG AND ELDERLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON NEIGHBORS...THE ELDERLY...AND PETS. 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 AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911.