Headline:
Extreme Heat Watch issued August 8 at 2:00AM CDT until August 12 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Extreme Heat Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
August 8, 2026 - 12:00am
Expires:
August 8, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values 105
degrees or higher four days in a row possible.
* WHERE...In Kansas, Linn and Miami counties. In Missouri, Cooper,
Howard, Pettis, Saline, Bates, Cass, Henry, and Johnson counties.
* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.
Instruction:
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Area Description:
Miami; Linn; Saline; Howard; Cass; Johnson; Pettis; Cooper; Bates; Henry
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov