341  
WWUS73 KPAH 280432  
NPWPAH  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
1132 PM CDT MON JUL 27 2026  
 
KYZ013-017-281745-  
/O.UPG.KPAH.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260729T0000Z/  
/O.NEW.KPAH.XH.W.0004.260728T0432Z-260729T0000Z/  
CALDWELL-CHRISTIAN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOPKINSVILLE AND PRINCETON  
1132 PM CDT MON JUL 27 2026  
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 111.  
 
* WHERE...CALDWELL AND CHRISTIAN COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.  
 
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.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
ILZ080-081-084-085-088>094-KYZ001>012-MOZ076-086-087-100-107>112-114-  
281745-  
/O.CON.KPAH.XH.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260729T0000Z/  
PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-UNION-JOHNSON-POPE-HARDIN-  
ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-  
GRAVES-LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-PERRY MO-  
BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-  
SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BARDWELL, PERRYVILLE, SMITHLAND, BENTON,  
POPLAR BLUFF, WICKLIFFE, HERRIN, WEST FRANKFORT, JACKSON, MARION,  
JONESBORO, CAPE GIRARDEAU, PINCKNEYVILLE, SIKESTON, MAYFIELD,  
ELIZABETHTOWN, VAN BUREN, CLINTON, MARBLE HILL, MOUND CITY, PADUCAH,  
DONIPHAN, HICKMAN, CADIZ, NEW MADRID, GOLCONDA, PIEDMONT, BLOOMFIELD,  
MURRAY, EDDYVILLE, MURPHYSBORO, CARBONDALE, CHARLESTON, CAIRO,  
METROPOLIS, AND VIENNA  
1132 PM CDT MON JUL 27 2026  
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 111.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, WESTERN KENTUCKY, AND  
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.  
 
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.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
ILZ075>078-082-083-086-087-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ014>016-018>022-  
281745-  
/O.CON.KPAH.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260729T0000Z/  
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-HAMILTON-WHITE-SALINE-GALLATIN-  
GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK-SPENCER-UNION KY-WEBSTER-  
HOPKINS-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOUNT VERNON, GREENVILLE, HENDERSON, CALHOUN,  
MOUNT CARMEL, ROCKPORT, MADISONVILLE, FAIRFIELD, FORT BRANCH, ELKTON,  
PETERSBURG, BOONVILLE, SHAWNEETOWN, ALBION, EVANSVILLE, HARRISBURG,  
CARMI, DIXON, OWENSBORO, POSEYVILLE, MORGANFIELD, AND MCLEANSBORO  
1132 PM CDT MON JUL 27 2026 /1232 AM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026/  
 
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/  
TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 106.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA, AND  
WESTERN KENTUCKY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.  
 
 
 
JGG  
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