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WWUS73 KPAH 261413  
NPWPAH  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
913 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
ILZ075-080-081-084-085-088>090-092>094-KYZ001>009-MOZ076-086-087-100-  
107>112-114-271200-  
/O.CAN.KPAH.HT.Y.0006.260727T0000Z-260729T0000Z/  
/O.EXT.KPAH.XH.W.0003.260726T1600Z-260729T0000Z/  
JEFFERSON-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-UNION-JOHNSON-POPE-  
ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-  
GRAVES-LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-  
CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-  
MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JONESBORO, BARDWELL, CARBONDALE, MOUND CITY,  
PERRYVILLE, MURRAY, SMITHLAND, DONIPHAN, PIEDMONT, NEW MADRID,  
BLOOMFIELD, CHARLESTON, VAN BUREN, MAYFIELD, CAIRO, PINCKNEYVILLE,  
HERRIN, BENTON, VIENNA, WEST FRANKFORT, PADUCAH, METROPOLIS,  
MURPHYSBORO, MOUNT VERNON, HICKMAN, WICKLIFFE, CLINTON, JACKSON,  
MARBLE HILL, CAPE GIRARDEAU, GOLCONDA, SIKESTON, AND POPLAR BLUFF  
913 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 115  
EXPECTED.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
ILZ076-082-086-091-KYZ010>012-271200-  
/O.UPG.KPAH.HT.Y.0006.260726T1600Z-260727T0000Z/  
/O.EXB.KPAH.XH.W.0003.260726T1600Z-260729T0000Z/  
WAYNE IL-HAMILTON-SALINE-HARDIN-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EDDYVILLE, ELIZABETHTOWN, FAIRFIELD, MARION,  
CADIZ, HARRISBURG, AND MCLEANSBORO  
913 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 115  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IN ILLINOIS, HAMILTON, HARDIN, SALINE, AND WAYNE IL  
COUNTIES. IN KENTUCKY, CRITTENDEN, LYON, AND TRIGG 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
ILZ077-078-083-087-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ013>022-271200-  
/O.EXT.KPAH.HT.Y.0006.260726T1600Z-260729T0000Z/  
EDWARDS-WABASH-WHITE-GALLATIN-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK-  
SPENCER-CALDWELL-UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-  
DAVIESS-MCLEAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CALHOUN, MOUNT CARMEL, BOONVILLE,  
MADISONVILLE, OWENSBORO, HENDERSON, SHAWNEETOWN, ELKTON,  
HOPKINSVILLE, CARMI, FORT BRANCH, PETERSBURG, PRINCETON, GREENVILLE,  
ALBION, DIXON, POSEYVILLE, MORGANFIELD, EVANSVILLE, AND ROCKPORT  
913 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026 /1013 AM EDT SUN JUL 26 2026/  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ TUESDAY  
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 110 EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER  
VALUES POSSIBLE ON MONDAY.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA, AND  
WESTERN KENTUCKY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ TUESDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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