713  
WWUS73 KPAH 260444  
NPWPAH  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
1144 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
ILZ075-080-081-084-085-088>090-092>094-KYZ001>009-MOZ076-086-087-100-  
107>112-114-262100-  
/O.CON.KPAH.XH.W.0003.260726T1600Z-260727T0000Z/  
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 VIENNA, MOUND CITY, MURRAY, MARBLE HILL,  
JACKSON, VAN BUREN, SMITHLAND, HICKMAN, PERRYVILLE, CLINTON,  
JONESBORO, MURPHYSBORO, METROPOLIS, HERRIN, MAYFIELD, SIKESTON,  
CAIRO, PADUCAH, PIEDMONT, DONIPHAN, BLOOMFIELD, PINCKNEYVILLE, POPLAR  
BLUFF, NEW MADRID, BARDWELL, BENTON, GOLCONDA, MOUNT VERNON,  
CHARLESTON, WEST FRANKFORT, CARBONDALE, WICKLIFFE, AND CAPE GIRARDEAU  
1144 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY
 
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 112  
DEGREES EXPECTED, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER VALUES POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, AND NEIGHBORING PORTIONS OF  
SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS AND FAR WESTERN KENTUCKY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT ALONG AND WEST OF A  
LINE FROM MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS, TO MURRAY, KENTUCKY.  
 
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>078-082-083-086-087-091-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ010>022-262100-  
/O.NEW.KPAH.HT.Y.0006.260726T1600Z-260727T0000Z/  
WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-HAMILTON-WHITE-SALINE-GALLATIN-HARDIN-  
GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK-SPENCER-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-  
CALDWELL-UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-  
MUHLENBERG-TODD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EDDYVILLE, MCLEANSBORO, DIXON, FORT BRANCH,  
CADIZ, BOONVILLE, ELKTON, FAIRFIELD, MADISONVILLE, OWENSBORO,  
GREENVILLE, ELIZABETHTOWN, POSEYVILLE, ALBION, HARRISBURG, MARION,  
MOUNT CARMEL, CARMI, HENDERSON, MORGANFIELD, HOPKINSVILLE,  
EVANSVILLE, SHAWNEETOWN, PRINCETON, CALHOUN, PETERSBURG, AND ROCKPORT  
1144 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026 /1244 AM EDT SUN JUL 26 2026/  
 
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /NOON EDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /8  
PM EDT/ SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO AROUND 105 DEGREES EXPECTED, WITH  
LOCALLY HIGHER VALUES POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...ALL OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA, AND NEIGHBORING PORTIONS OF  
SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS, NORTHWEST KENTUCKY, AND THE PENNYRILE REGION OF  
WESTERN KENTUCKY EAST OF THE LAKES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM CDT /NOON EDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT  
ILLNESSES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ALONG AND EAST OF A  
LINE FROM FAIRFIELD, ILLINOIS, TO CADIZ, KENTUCKY.  
 
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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