DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN OVER OUR REGION...
Request for the local media to continue to cover this story and provide safety tips for area residents...
Media - if you need a contact number for the Paducah, Kentucky National Weather Service Office then please contact me at beaudodson@usawx.com
Media - you may reference this email with quotes and credit.
Suggetions...
American Red Cross Offices to continue to offer heat safety tips and awareness...
Emergency Management Officials to be pro-active in contacting the media and providing extra preparations for any outdoor events in our region...
Local school officials to bring awareness to sports officials, coaches, and anyone else involved with outdoor activities...
Transportation Cabinet to consider using overhead alert signs in the coming week concerning the dangerous heat and potential vehicle breakdowns on interstates...
In addition to the heat, local fire department officials are reporting an increased concern for the potential of grass fires. Some counties are requesting that residents refrain from burning debris or fields until further notice. Please contact your local fire department for official information concerning burn bans.
Once again we have a strongly worded update concerning heat. This is the second time this year that we have been prompted to bring awareness to dangerous heat conditions.
What everyone does not want to hear is exactly what is being forecast. A return to heat and humidity will begin on Sunday and continue through most - if not all - of next week. Daily temperatures will be in the upper 90s to low 100s. This combined with higher humidity levels will mean that heat index readings over southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and northeast Arkansas (surrounding areas, as well) will range from 105 to 115 degrees. Locally higher heat index readings will also likely occur (much like what happened last week when heat index readings exceeded 120 degrees in several of our local communities). Daily forecasts and current conditions can be viewed at this link.
The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Paducah, Kentucky has placed a number of tips on their web-site on how you can prepare for the coming heat wave. We ask that you please pass this information along to those who might find it useful.
The only relief in the coming week may come in the form of an increase in clouds and moisture around the Wednesday/Thursday/Friday time frame. However, there is uncertainty on the extent of the clouds and moisture. A tropical disturbance is forecast to move into the Gulf of Mexico. The exact track of this disturbance will determine what - if any - impact it has on our local region.
Emergency management officials and the National Weather Service appreciate all of the efforts last week to help keep area residents informed on the excessive heat.
Updated forecasts will be issued in the coming days - however, little change in the forecast is expected.
For an update on the latest heat related watches and warnings - please visit your local NWS Office web-site. You can view all of the offices here. The Paducah, Kentucky Office can be viewed on this page.
- Beau Dodson (270) 970-1202
Meteorologist for the McCracken County Office of Emergency Management
Meteorology Adviser to the Kentucky Department of Transportation Cabinet
Facebook updates can be found under my name - Beau Dodson
Twittes updates can be found under my name - Beau Dodson
Expected high temperature maps from http://www.wright-weather.com/
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