Heat and Wildfires Across the Ozarks

A HEAT ADVISORY IS  ON FOR PORTIONS OF THE OZARKS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.  THE ADVISORY IS FOR AN AREA GENERALLY TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF SPRINGFIELD INCLUDING BENTON, MORGAN, VERNON, ST. CLAIR, HICKORY, BARTON, CEDAR AND JASPER COUNTIES. 
IN SPRINGFIELD, COOLING CENTERS HAVE BEEN SET UP AT THE RED CROSS, THE COMMONS AREA AT O-T-C, SALVATION ARMY, BOTH Y-M-C-A LOCATIONS, CHESTERFIELD AND DOLING FAMILY CENTERS AND MEDIACOM ICE PARK.
DOZENS WILDFIRES ARE CONTINUING TO BLACKEN PORTIONS OF THE OZARKS.  AREAS OF LAWRENCE, GREENE, HICKORY AND DALLAS COUNTIES WERE SET ABBLAZE WITH THE DRY CONDITIONS.   20 ACRES WERE BURNED IN A BLAZE BETWEEN FAIR GROVE AND BUFFALO.