⚠️ Extreme Heat Warning – 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 – Saturday, September 5, 2026

Extreme Heat Warning issued September 5 at 4:08PM CDT until September 6 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

Details

* WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 107.

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

* WHEN…Until 8 PM CDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS…Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…An approaching frontal boundary will provide
some relief to portions of central Missouri into the eastern Ozarks
Sunday…and farther westward on Monday. The warning may need to
be extended for southeast Kansas into far southwest Missouri
Monday.

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.