Heat index, temperatures to cool slightly Monday, Tuesday for Joplin area

(From the National Weather Service)

SZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-100045-
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
731 PM CDT SAT AUG 8 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

 ELEVATED EXCESSIVE HEAT RISK.
 LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK.

DISCUSSION...

HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REMAIN NEAR 100 DEGREES UNTIL SUNSET ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.

A FEW STORMS MAY IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI GENERALLY
NORTH OF HIGHWAY 54 LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH HEAT
INDICES TOPPING 105 DEGREES. THE HEAT INDEX AND TEMPERATURES WILL
COOL A BIT MONDAY AND AGAIN TUESDAY.