Johnson County Emergency Management Agency

"Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 17 at 5:44PM CDT until June 17 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO" was sent to "All Opt In Channel". To see the full message, please follow the link: https://jocomoema.app.regroup.com/orgs/jocomoema/messages/severe-thunderstorm-warning-issued-june-17-at-5-44pm-cdt-until-june-17-at-6-30pm-cdt-by-nws-kansas-city-pleasant-hill-mo/sms_link_report

"Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 17 at 5:10PM CDT until June 17 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO" was sent to "All Opt In Channel". To see the full message, please follow the link: https://jocomoema.app.regroup.com/orgs/jocomoema/messages/severe-thunderstorm-warning-issued-june-17-at-5-10pm-cdt-until-june-17-at-6-15pm-cdt-by-nws-kansas-city-pleasant-hill-mo/sms_link_report

"Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 17 at 4:44PM CDT until June 17 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO" was sent to "All Opt In Channel". To see the full message, please follow the link: https://jocomoema.app.regroup.com/orgs/jocomoema/messages/severe-thunderstorm-warning-issued-june-17-at-4-44pm-cdt-until-june-17-at-5-30pm-cdt-by-nws-kansas-city-pleasant-hill-mo/sms_link_report

"Tornado Warning issued June 17 at 4:33PM CDT until June 17 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO" was sent to "All Opt In Channel". To see the full message, please follow the link: https://jocomoema.app.regroup.com/orgs/jocomoema/messages/tornado-warning-issued-june-17-at-4-33pm-cdt-until-june-17-at-5-15pm-cdt-by-nws-kansas-city-pleasant-hill-mo/sms_link_report

"Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 17 at 4:02PM CDT until June 17 at 4:45PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO" was sent to "All Opt In Channel". To see the full message, please follow the link: https://jocomoema.app.regroup.com/orgs/jocomoema/messages/severe-thunderstorm-warning-issued-june-17-at-4-02pm-cdt-until-june-17-at-4-45pm-cdt-by-nws-kansas-city-pleasant-hill-mo/sms_link_report

True confession: I am a lady of a certain age who starts sweating at 70 degrees and 20% humidity. I can feel the prickle on top of my head before the sweat even starts. I can see the rising temperatures shimmering like a mirage on every surface.

And I still stand there thinking just 20 more minutes. It got me pondering heat illness. How many of us keep working when we know we are getting too hot? We try to push through hoping some magical cool breeze will show up on a hot sunny day.

That is how heat actually gets you. First come the muscle cramps. Then the heavy sweating, dizziness, nausea, and that cold clammy feeling that seems wrong for a hot day. That's heat exhaustion and it's your body waving a red flag. Ignore it and you're looking at heat stroke. Temperature spikes to 104 or above. Skin goes hot and dry. And then the cruel part: you get confused. Your judgment fails exactly when you need it most. You lose the ability to recognize you're in danger right when the danger is highest.

Just 20 more minutes has a sneaky way of becoming a 911 call.

Update! This area is now clear, drive safe

JOCOMOEMA Alert! Please avoid the area of NW 625 RD/ NW 13 HWY due to a motor vehicle crash.

So who's ready for more creepy-crawly Trivia Tuesday?

That clumsy beetle dive-bombing your porch light on a warm June evening has a surprisingly distinguished family history.

What family does the Missouri June bug belong to?

A. It's a true bug, right there in the name.

B. It's a moth that lost its way.

C. It's a scarab beetle, same family the ancient Egyptians carved into amulets and jewelry thousands of years ago.

D. It's a cockroach that cleaned up nicely.

Check back this afternoon for today's answer!

For our community members of K**b Noster, please be advised we will be testing the outdoor warning system at Noon today. This will only be for the K**b Noster sirens.

*** UPDATE: Roadway is now clear***

URGENT JCEMA Alert: NW 1751 Rd/NW 50 Hwy - 1 WB lane of NW 50 Hwy is shut down due to motor vehicle accident