⚠️ Extreme Heat Watch – 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 – Friday, July 24, 2026

Event	Extreme Heat Watch
Severity	Severe
Urgency	Future
Certainty	Likely
Area	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
Effective	7/24/2026, 12:30:00 AM CDT
Expires	7/24/2026, 7:00:00 PM CDT

Extreme Heat Watch issued July 24 at 12:30AM CDT until July 28 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

* WHAT…Heat index values of 100 to 110 expected.

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

* WHEN…From Saturday afternoon through Tuesday evening.

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

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.