Excessive heat warning issued through Saturday for Joplin area

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Springfield MO
235 PM CDT Wed Jul 19 2017

...Hot Weather Continuing Into Early This Weekend...

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Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Miller-Maries-Vernon-
St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Barton-Cedar-Jasper-Newton-
Including the cities of Fort Scott, Pawnee Station, Chicopee,
Lone Oak, Pittsburg, Baxter Springs, Lowell, Riverton, Columbus,
Neutral, Sherwin, Stippville, Warsaw, Whitakerville, Cole Camp,
Crockerville, Mora, Edmonson, Lincoln, Versailles, Rocky Mount,
Stover, Laurie, Aurora Springs, Eldon, Lake Ozark, Vichy, NEVADA,
Tiffin, Appleton City, Johnson City, Weaubleau, Hermitage,
Quincy, Wheatland, Cross Timbers, Osage Beach, Camdenton,
Decaturville, Roach, Village of Four Seasons, Kenoma, Lamar,
Cedar Springs, El Dorado Springs, Filley, Arnica,
Caplinger Mills, Stockton, Joplin, Carthage, and Neosho
235 PM CDT Wed Jul 19 2017

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...Afternoon air temperatures across much of the
  Missouri Ozarks and southeastern Kansas will warm into the mid
  and upper 90s through Saturday. These temperatures combined
  with abundant humidity will produce heat index values between
  102 and 108 degrees for multiple days in a row across the
  warning area.

* IMPACTS...A prolonged period of hot weather can increase the
  risk of heat related illness, including heat exhaustion and
  heat stroke. The very young, the elderly, and those without
  access to air conditioning will be especially vulnerable.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

An Excessive Heat Warning means that a prolonged period of
dangerously hot temperatures will occur. The combination of hot
temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a DANGEROUS
SITUATION in which heat illnesses are likely. Drink plenty of
fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and
check up on relatives and neighbors.