HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 410 AM CDT TUE JUL 9 2013 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-100915- GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL- CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX MO- LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO- AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO- LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO- ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO- WASHINGTON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO- MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO- 410 AM CDT TUE JUL 9 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL CLIMB INTO THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE TODAY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. $$ KANOFSKY Special Weather Statement SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 353 AM CDT TUE JUL 9 2013 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-100000- GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL- CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX MO- LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO- AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO- LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO- ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO- WASHINGTON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO- MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM... CHESTER...QUINCY...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...HANNIBAL... BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY...ST CHARLES... UNION...ST LOUIS...FARMINGTON 353 AM CDT TUE JUL 9 2013 ...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100-105 FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY PROMISES TO BE THE MOST OPPRESSIVE DAY OF THIS SUMMER ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S...COMBINED WITH HIGH LEVELS OF HUMIDITY...WILL CAUSE HEAT INDEX VALUES TO CLIMB INTO THE 100-105 DEGREE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE MOST OPPRESSIVE CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SINCE WE HAVE NOT HAD THIS COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY SO FAR THIS SUMMER...MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT ACCLIMATED TO THESE CONDITIONS. ANYONE WORKING OUTDOORS SHOULD TRY TO TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE OR IN AIR-CONDITIONED BUILDINGS...AND DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS TO STAY WELL HYDRATED. THE ELDERLY... CHRONICALLY ILL...AND THE VERY YOUNG SHOULD TRY TO REMAIN IN AIR CONDITIONING DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY. AND NEVER...EVER...LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN OR PETS ALONE IN A CAR WHEN THE WEATHER IS THIS HOT.
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