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WWUS73 KPAH 040542
NPWPAH
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1242 AM CDT FRI SEP 4 2026
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114-042030-
/O.CON.KPAH.XH.W.0006.000000T0000Z-260906T0100Z/
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-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 VIENNA, MURRAY, ROCKPORT, SHAWNEETOWN,
JONESBORO, MOUNT CARMEL, CALHOUN, CAPE GIRARDEAU, CADIZ, SIKESTON,
HERRIN, PERRYVILLE, HARRISBURG, MORGANFIELD, HENDERSON, MARION,
GOLCONDA, PETERSBURG, WEST FRANKFORT, DONIPHAN, MCLEANSBORO,
EDDYVILLE, ELIZABETHTOWN, CAIRO, PADUCAH, METROPOLIS, WICKLIFFE,
POPLAR BLUFF, VAN BUREN, GREENVILLE, BENTON, ALBION, PRINCETON,
HICKMAN, FAIRFIELD, DIXON, MAYFIELD, PIEDMONT, EVANSVILLE, SMITHLAND,
FORT BRANCH, MOUNT VERNON, BLOOMFIELD, JACKSON, NEW MADRID,
HOPKINSVILLE, BARDWELL, OWENSBORO, CARBONDALE, MURPHYSBORO,
CHARLESTON, MOUND CITY, PINCKNEYVILLE, MARBLE HILL, BOONVILLE,
ELKTON, CLINTON, MADISONVILLE, CARMI, AND POSEYVILLE
1242 AM CDT FRI SEP 4 2026 /142 AM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026/
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES 105 TO
110.
* WHERE...ALL OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA, WESTERN
KENTUCKY, AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/ SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S WILL
PROVIDE LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT.
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.
STAY COOL, STAY HYDRATED, STAY INFORMED.
DRS
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