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WWUS73 KILX 141838
NPWILX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
138 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026
ILZ049>052-061>063-066>068-071>073-150900-
/O.CON.KILX.HT.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-260817T0100Z/
SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-
JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENUP, OLNEY, EFFINGHAM, JACKSONVILLE,
WINCHESTER, LAWRENCEVILLE, NEWTON, ROBINSON, TAYLORVILLE,
SHELBYVILLE, MARSHALL, SPRINGFIELD, AND FLORA
138 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SUNDAY
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES 105 TO 110 DEGREES BOTH SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, SOUTHEAST, AND WEST
CENTRAL ILLINOIS, GENERALLY IN AN AREA FROM JACKSONVILLE AND
SPRINGFIELD SOUTHEAST PAST I-70.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT SUNDAY.
* 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.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN
SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN
EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.
GEELHART
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