Heat advisory remains in effect for Joplin area through Sunday

(From the National Weather Service)

EXCESSIVE HEAT FOR THE WEEKEND...

.AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE
REGION THIS WEEKEND AND WILL ALLOW FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF
EXCESSIVE HEAT TO DEVELOP. HIGHS WILL CLIMB INTO THE 90S LATER
THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES
CLIMBING ABOVE 105 DEGREES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION.

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BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-
CAMDEN-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-
WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-MCDONALD-BARRY-
STONE-TANEY-OZARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PAWNEE STATION...
CHICOPEE...LONE OAK...PITTSBURG...BAXTER SPRINGS...LOWELL...
RIVERTON...COLUMBUS...NEUTRAL...SHERWIN...STIPPVILLE...WARSAW...
WHITAKERVILLE...COLE CAMP...CROCKERVILLE...MORA...EDMONSON...
LINCOLN...VERSAILLES...ROCKY MOUNT...STOVER...LAURIE...NEVADA...
TIFFIN...APPLETON CITY...JOHNSON CITY...WEAUBLEAU...HERMITAGE...
QUINCY...WHEATLAND...CROSS TIMBERS...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...
DECATURVILLE...ROACH...VILLAGE OF FOUR SEASONS...KENOMA...LAMAR...
CEDAR SPRINGS...EL DORADO SPRINGS...FILLEY...ARNICA...
CAPLINGER MILLS...STOCKTON...BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...CHARITY...
FOOSE...MARCH...PLAD...WINDYVILLE...OLIVE...LYNCHBURG...LEBANON...
JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...LOCKWOOD...MEINERT...
SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...NORTHVIEW...SEYMOUR...ROGERSVILLE...
DAWSON...GRAFF...MOUNTAIN GROVE...DUNCAN...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...
AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...MARIONVILLE...NIXA...CHRISTIAN CENTER...
OZARK...SELMORE...VANZANT...AVA...GOODHOPE...ROME...SQUIRES...
DOGWOOD...ANDERSON...NOEL...GOODMAN...SOUTH WEST CITY...
PINEVILLE...ROCKY COMFORT...MONETT...MADRY...CASSVILLE...
KIMBERLING CITY...CRANE...ELSEY...INDIAN POINT...
SILVER DOLLAR CITY...BRANSON...HOLLISTER...KIRBYVILLE...
EDGEWATER BEACH...FORSYTH...OZARK BEACH...POWERSITE...WASOLA
321 PM CDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT SUNDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...RAIN THIS MORNING HAS SLOWED THE RATE IN WHICH
  TEMPERATURES CLIMB TODAY...BUT READINGS WILL CONTINUE TO CLIMB
  DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON DRIVING UP THE HEAT INDEX.

  THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE
  PLAINS TONIGHT...AND THE REMNANT CLOUD COVER WILL PLAY A ROLE
  IN TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE OZARKS ON SUNDAY. LOOK FOR THE
  MERCURY TO AGAIN CLIMB INTO THE 90S WITH HEAT INDICES TOPPING
  OUT AROUND 105.

* IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT CAN CAUSE HEAT
  EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE. REDUCED VISIBILITIES THIS MORNING
  WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. INCREASE
  FOLLOWING DISTANCE AND USE CAUTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 9 1 1.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A 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.