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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Springfield MO
211 AM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>069-077>080-088-089-093-094-101-090000-
/O.NEW.KSGF.XH.A.0002.260809T1700Z-260813T0100Z/
Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Miller-Maries-Vernon-St.
Clair-Hickory-Camden-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-Jasper-Dade-Newton-
Lawrence-McDonald-
Including the cities of Aurora Springs, Cole Camp, Anderson,
Pawnee Station, Lamar, Caplinger Mills, Johnson City,
Decaturville, Windyville, Lowell, Pittsburg, Olive, Versailles,
Marionville, Whitakerville, Lake Ozark, Appleton City, Carthage,
Sherwin, Noel, Foose, Bolivar, Village of Four Seasons,
Weaubleau, Charity, Arnica, Baxter Springs, Osage Beach,
Hermitage, Cross Timbers, South West City, Mount Vernon, Rocky
Mount, Vichy, Lincoln, Stockton, Aurora, Greenfield, March,
Pineville, Fort Scott, Columbus, Stover, Roach, Goodman, Eldon,
Kenoma, El Dorado Springs, Neosho, Laurie, Crockerville, Quincy,
Plad, Nevada, Lone Oak, Chicopee, Filley, Rocky Comfort,
Riverton, Cedar Springs, Tiffin, Buffalo, Edmonson, Joplin,
Lockwood, Stippville, Wheatland, Camdenton, Neutral, Meinert,
Mora, and Warsaw
211 AM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

...EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with daily heat index values
  around 105 expected.

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

* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Wednesday evening.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service, visit
http://weather.gov/sgf

MB