Heat Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Springfield MO
614 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
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/O.CON.KSGF.HT.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-260920T0100Z/
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-
Including the cities of Pittsburg, Foose, Nixa, Lone Oak, Lamar,
Salem, Rogersville, Charity, Pineville, Bendavis, Mora, Buffalo,
Joplin, Meinert, Bangert, Laquey, Christian Center, Laurie, Carthage,
Crane, Filley, Indian Point, Thomasville, Whitakerville, Windyville,
Decaturville, Silver Dollar City, Northwye, Neutral, Greer, Arnica,
March, Ava, South Fork, Mountain Grove, Springfield, Sherwin, Howes,
Roby, Stippville, Cross Timbers, Seymour, Baxter Springs, Weaubleau,
Marionville, Wheatland, White Church, Dogwood, Monett, Teresita,
Appleton City, Gladden, Rocky Mount, El Dorado Springs, Madry, Ozark,
Marshfield, Caplinger Mills, Cedar Springs, Bolivar, West Plains,
Hermitage, Stover, Village of Four Seasons, Lynchburg, Branson,
Jadwin, Noel, Powersite, Lowell, Dawson, Lebanon, Stockton, Mount
Vernon, Plad, Darien, Crockerville, Wasola, Warsaw, Mansfield,
Edgewater Beach, Osage Beach, Lake Spring, Vichy, Waynesville, Ozark
Beach, Riverton, Greenfield, Lockwood, Siloam Springs, Pottersville,
Lake Ozark, Aurora, Montier, Kirbyville, Pawnee Station, Camdenton,
Kenoma, Edmonson, Versailles, Nevada, Graff, Couch, Wilderness,
Kimberling City, Fort Scott, Goodhope, Winona, Rocky Comfort,
Anderson, Lincoln, Vanzant, Cassville, Johnson City, Pomona, Duncan,
Rome, Northview, Birch Tree, Cole Camp, Forsyth, Thayer, Chicopee,
Fort Leonard Wood, Neosho, Aurora Springs, Plato, Quincy, Selmore,
Elsey, Columbus, Goodman, Olive, Huggins, Squires, Eldon, Rolla,
Tiffin, Alton, Hollister, South West City, and Roach
614 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 104.
* WHERE...Portions of southeast Kansas and central, east central,
south central, southwest, and west central Missouri.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.
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.
Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.
&&
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For more information from the National Weather Service, visit
http://weather.gov/sgf
Nelson
Air Quality Alert
TXZ102>105-117>121-131-133>135-190015-
Air Quality Alert Message
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Relayed by National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
408 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
...OZONE ACTION DAY...
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued
an Ozone Action Day for the Dallas-Fort Worth area for Friday,
September 18, 2026.
Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing
high levels of ozone air pollution in the Dallas-Fort Worth area
on Friday. You can help prevent ozone pollution by sharing a
ride, walking, riding a bicycle, taking your lunch to work,
avoiding drive-through lanes, conserving energy, and keeping your
vehicle properly tuned.
For more information on ozone:
Ozone: The Facts (www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/ozonefacts)
Air North Texas: (www.airnorthtexas.org)
EPA Air Now
(www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action.local_state&STATEID=45&TAB=0)
Take care of Texas (www.takecareoftexas.org)
North Central Texas Council of Governments Air Quality
(www.nctcog.org/trans/air/index.asp)
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
117 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-191830-
Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Miller-Maries-Vernon-
St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-Phelps-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-
Laclede-Texas-Dent-Jasper-Dade-Greene-Webster-Wright-Newton-
Lawrence-Christian-Douglas-Howell-Shannon-McDonald-Barry-Stone-
Taney-Ozark-Oregon-
117 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Missouri
Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
Weather hazards expected...
Limited lightning risk.
Elevated extreme heat risk.
DISCUSSION...
Above normal heat continues today with highs in the 90s to near
100 degrees. Heat Index values will be between 100 and 105. The
Heat Advisory continues.
There is a less than 20% chance for a pop-up thunderstorm north of
I-44 and east of Highway 65 this afternoon.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
The Heat Advisory continues until Saturday evening. A frontal
passage is expected later in the weekend which will bring cooler
temperatures and more widespread rain chances.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
&&
More detailed information can be accessed at:
http://www.weather.gov/sgf/dsspacket
This product in graphical format...along with other weather...
hydrological and climate information...at
http://www.weather.gov/sgf
$$
Didio
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1254 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
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073>075-154-172-176-254-272-276-354-376-191800-
Benton-Carroll-Washington AR-Madison-Northern Crawford-
Northern Franklin-North and Central Sebastian-Southern Crawford-
Central and Southern Franklin-Southern Sebastian-Pushmataha-
Choctaw-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-
Mayes-Delaware-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-Cherokee-Adair-
Muskogee-McIntosh-Pittsburg-Haskell-Latimer-Western Osage-
Northern Sequoyah-Northern Le Flore-Northeast Osage-
Central and Southern Sequoyah-Central Le Flore-Southeast Osage-
Southern Le Flore-
1254 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as
much of Eastern Oklahoma.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
DANGEROUS HEAT.
RISK...Limited.
AREA...Northeast Oklahoma; West-central Arkansas.
ONSET...Ongoing.
FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK...Limited.
AREA...Eastern Oklahoma; Northwest Arkansas.
ONSET...Ongoing.
DISCUSSION...
Afternoon heat indices will climb to between 100 and 105, just
below Heat Advisory levels, across much of eastern Oklahoma and
northwest Arkansas. Limited fire weather danger conditions will
exist areawide. Winds will be stronger across northeast Oklahoma
and northwest Arkansas, but fuels are more favorable across
southeast Oklahoma due to lack of recent rainfall.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Spotter Activation Not Expected.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...No Hazards.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Stronger southwest winds on Saturday across northeast Oklahoma and
northwest Arkansas will again raise fire weather concerns.
A cold front will bring increasing rain and thunderstorm chances
this weekend into early next week, especially on Sunday
afternoon. There is a limited threat of severe weather with these
storms, with hail and wind the primary threats.
weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
326 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-190830-
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-Chase-
Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-
Sumner-Cowley-Elk-Wilson-Neosho-Chautauqua-Montgomery-Labette-
326 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central Kansas,
east central Kansas, south central Kansas and southeast Kansas.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
Heat indices will rise to around 100 degrees across south central
and southeast Kansas this afternoon.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday
Heat indices may exceed 100 degrees across portions of south-
central and southeast Kansas Saturday afternoon.
Chances for thunderstorms will increase on Saturday with a few
strong or severe storms possible for Saturday afternoon and evening.
Some of the stronger storms will be capable of producing large
hail, damaging winds and locally heavy rain.
Thunderstorms will be possible again on Sunday but chances for
strong to severe storms is low this period.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not anticipated today or tonight.
&&
For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=ict
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
247 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
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Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd-
Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum-
Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall-
247 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the South Plains, Rolling
Plains, and the far Southern Texas Panhandle.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
A few thunderstorms are possible this evening in the extreme
southwest Texas Panhandle. Severe weather is unlikely.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
Showers and thunderstorms could affect much of the forecast area
Saturday afternoon and overnight, with chances continuing each day
through Thursday. Locally heavy rain and minor flooding are possible
almost any day, along with a threat for some strong thunderstorms.
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