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WWUS73 KILX 190710
NPWILX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
210 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2025
ILZ066>068-071>073-200000-
/O.NEW.KILX.HT.Y.0008.250819T1700Z-250820T0000Z/
EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWTON, EFFINGHAM, ROBINSON, OLNEY,
FLORA, AND LAWRENCEVILLE
210 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2025
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 105 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...CLAY, CRAWFORD, EFFINGHAM, JASPER, LAWRENCE, AND RICHLAND
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* 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.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING IN YOUR HOME OR LACK SHELTER,
YOU CAN CALL 211 OR VISIT KEEPCOOL.ILLINOIS.GOV FOR ASSISTANCE
LOCATING APPROPRIATE SHELTER FROM THE HEAT.
ERWIN
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