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WWUS73 KPAH 120543
NPWPAH
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1243 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2026
ILZ080-121345-
/O.EXT.KPAH.XH.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260815T0000Z/
PERRY IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PINCKNEYVILLE
1243 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2026
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO
AROUND 113 DEGREES.
* WHERE...PERRY COUNTY ILLINOIS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...DAILY HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED
IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS INTO AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
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.
ILZ075>078-081>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114-121345-
/O.EXT.KPAH.HT.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-260815T0000Z/
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-WHITE-JACKSON-
WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION-JOHNSON-POPE-HARDIN-ALEXANDER-
PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-
HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-
CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-
CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-
BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-
SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BOONVILLE, VAN BUREN, SHAWNEETOWN, HICKMAN,
WEST FRANKFORT, EDDYVILLE, DONIPHAN, JONESBORO, CADIZ, FAIRFIELD,
MORGANFIELD, SMITHLAND, HOPKINSVILLE, MOUNT VERNON, MARBLE HILL,
JACKSON, MCLEANSBORO, HENDERSON, PRINCETON, ALBION, METROPOLIS,
ELKTON, MADISONVILLE, VIENNA, BARDWELL, POPLAR BLUFF, CARMI, NEW
MADRID, HARRISBURG, FORT BRANCH, POSEYVILLE, MURRAY, CHARLESTON,
PERRYVILLE, PETERSBURG, GREENVILLE, GOLCONDA, CAPE GIRARDEAU,
MURPHYSBORO, MOUND CITY, BLOOMFIELD, CARBONDALE, PIEDMONT, MOUNT
CARMEL, CLINTON, SIKESTON, MAYFIELD, ELIZABETHTOWN, DIXON,
EVANSVILLE, OWENSBORO, MARION, CALHOUN, CAIRO, ROCKPORT, PADUCAH,
BENTON, HERRIN, AND WICKLIFFE
1243 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2026 /143 AM EDT WED AUG 12 2026/
..HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ FRIDAY
* WHAT...VERY HOT WITH PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO NEAR 110 DEGREES.
* WHERE...ALL OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA, WESTERN KENTUCKY, SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI, AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS EXCEPTING PERRY COUNTY IL, WHERE A
WARNING IS IN EFFECT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...DAILY HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED
IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS INTO AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
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.
KC
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