Heat Advisory for Bourbon, Crawford, Cherokee and 8 Other Counties Ends 8 PM CDT Tuesday
Heat index values up to 109 are expected across 11 zones in southeast Kansas and southwest and west central Missouri from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, per the advisory record from National Weather Service Springfield MO. It is not in force after 8 PM.
4 reports on this incident · first at Aug 17, 2026, 3:29 p.m. ET
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Aug 17, 2026, 4:24 p.m. ET
Heat Advisory in Force for Bourbon, Crawford, Cherokee and 8 More Areas, 1 P.M. to 8 P.M. Tuesday
A Heat Advisory is in effect for Bourbon, Crawford and Cherokee and eight further areas from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Tuesday, August 18, 2026, according to the advisory record issued by the National Weather Service Springfield MO and published in the weather service's raw alert archive.
The advisory record lists the alert at advisory level and covers portions of southeast Kansas and southwest and west central Missouri, spanning 11 zones. The full list of areas is Bourbon, Crawford, Cherokee, Vernon, Barton, Jasper, Newton, McDonald, Barry, Stone and Taney.
Cities named in the record are Lone Oak, Forsyth, Ozark Beach, Pittsburg, Chicopee, Madry, Powersite, Sherwin, Goodman, Kenoma, Rocky Comfort, South West City, Nevada, Monett, Riverton, Lowell, Fort Scott, Pawnee Station, Stippville, Branson, Joplin, Noel, Cassville, Baxter Springs and Anderson.
The record states that heat index values up to 109 are expected, and that hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
Precautions listed by the weather service: drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
The advisory begins at 1 PM CDT and expires at 8 PM CDT the same day. The record's own headline reads: "HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY."
Aug 17, 2026, 3:55 p.m. ET
Heat Advisory Covers Bourbon, Crawford, Cherokee and 8 More Counties in Kansas and Missouri
Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses across southeast Kansas and southwest and west central Missouri on Tuesday, according to a Heat Advisory issued by the National Weather Service Springfield MO and published in the National Weather Service raw text product record dated August 18, 2026.
The advisory covers 11 zones. Heat index values up to 109 are expected, the record states. It takes effect at 1 PM CDT Tuesday, August 18, 2026, and expires at 8 PM CDT the same day.
The counties named in the record are Bourbon, Crawford and Cherokee in southeast Kansas, and Vernon, Barton, Jasper, Newton, McDonald, Barry, Stone and Taney in Missouri. Communities listed inside the advisory area include Fort Scott, Pittsburg, Baxter Springs, Riverton, Chicopee, Lowell, Pawnee Station, Stippville, Sherwin, Nevada, Kenoma, Monett, Joplin, Cassville, Goodman, Rocky Comfort, Anderson, Noel, South West City, Madry, Lone Oak, Branson, Forsyth, Powersite and Ozark Beach.
The National Weather Service Springfield MO advises people in the affected counties to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
The alert carries an advisory-level designation in the same National Weather Service raw text product record.
Aug 17, 2026, 3:29 p.m. ETFirst report
Bourbon, Crawford and Cherokee Among 11 Areas Under Tuesday Heat Advisory
Bourbon, Crawford and Cherokee are among 11 zones placed under a Heat Advisory from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, according to the Heat Advisory product issued by the National Weather Service Springfield MO and carried on the agency's raw text product feed. The alert is issued at advisory level.
The advisory's own headline reads: "HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY."
The product states: "Heat index values up to 109 expected." It places the hazard over "Portions of southeast Kansas and southwest and west central Missouri."
The 11 areas listed in the advisory are Bourbon, Crawford, Cherokee, Vernon, Barton, Jasper, Newton, McDonald, Barry, Stone and Taney.
Cities named in the same product are Lone Oak, Forsyth, Ozark Beach, Pittsburg, Chicopee, Madry, Powersite, Sherwin, Goodman, Kenoma, Rocky Comfort, South West City, Nevada, Monett, Riverton, Lowell, Fort Scott, Pawnee Station, Stippville, Branson, Joplin, Noel, Cassville, Baxter Springs and Anderson.
On impacts, the National Weather Service Springfield MO advisory says hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
The precautions listed in the advisory are to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
The advisory begins at 1 PM CDT and expires at 8 PM CDT the same day, Aug. 18, 2026, per the issuing office's product text.
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