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WWUS73 KPAH 150405
NPWPAH
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1105 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114-152115-
/O.CON.KPAH.XH.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260817T0100Z/
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 MOUNT CARMEL, ALBION, CARMI, HOPKINSVILLE,
CLINTON, CALHOUN, CHARLESTON, FAIRFIELD, BARDWELL, SIKESTON, MURRAY,
METROPOLIS, CADIZ, MARION, PERRYVILLE, CAIRO, JONESBORO, GOLCONDA,
DIXON, POPLAR BLUFF, PADUCAH, MORGANFIELD, SHAWNEETOWN, PETERSBURG,
MOUNT VERNON, JACKSON, MOUND CITY, FORT BRANCH, EDDYVILLE, SMITHLAND,
HENDERSON, PIEDMONT, OWENSBORO, CAPE GIRARDEAU, VAN BUREN,
CARBONDALE, ROCKPORT, VIENNA, MARBLE HILL, BLOOMFIELD, EVANSVILLE,
HICKMAN, MURPHYSBORO, MAYFIELD, MCLEANSBORO, WEST FRANKFORT,
PINCKNEYVILLE, POSEYVILLE, HERRIN, ELKTON, MADISONVILLE, WICKLIFFE,
ELIZABETHTOWN, HARRISBURG, PRINCETON, GREENVILLE, NEW MADRID,
BOONVILLE, DONIPHAN, AND BENTON
1105 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026 /1205 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026/
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH DAILY HEAT INDICES IN THE
TRIPLE DIGITS UP TO AROUND 110 DEGREES; LOCALIZED HIGHER HEAT
INDICES ARE POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...ALL OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA, WESTERN
KENTUCKY, AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/ SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...MAXIMUM HEAT INDICES FRIDAY RANGED FROM 102
DEGREES TO 113 DEGREES. THIS WEEKEND WILL SEE SIMILAR NUMBERS, AS
ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES TOP OUT FROM THE MID 90S TO AROUND 100
DEGREES.
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.
STAY COOL, STAY HYDRATED, STAY INFORMED.
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