⚠️ Heat Advisory – Bourbon; Crawford; Cherokee; Vernon; Barton; Jasper; Newton; McDonald; Barry; Stone; Taney – Monday, August 17, 2026

Heat Advisory issued August 17 at 12:53PM CDT until August 18 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

Details

* WHAT…Heat index values up to 109 expected.

* WHERE…Portions of southeast Kansas and southwest and west
central Missouri.

* WHEN…From 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

Instructions

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.