531
WWUS73 KILX 150642
NPWILX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
142 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2026
ILZ049>052-061>063-150745-
/O.CAN.KILX.HT.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-260817T0100Z/
SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WINCHESTER, SHELBYVILLE, MARSHALL,
TAYLORVILLE, GREENUP, JACKSONVILLE, AND SPRINGFIELD
142 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
ILZ066>068-071>073-152000-
/O.CON.KILX.HT.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-260817T0100Z/
EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLORA, EFFINGHAM, NEWTON, ROBINSON,
OLNEY, AND LAWRENCEVILLE
142 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SUNDAY
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109.
* WHERE...CLAY, CRAWFORD, EFFINGHAM, JASPER, LAWRENCE, AND RICHLAND
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT SUNDAY.
* 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.
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.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING IN YOUR HOME OR LACK SHELTER,
YOU CAN CALL 211 OR VISIT 211ILLINOIS.ORG FOR ASSISTANCE LOCATING
APPROPRIATE SHELTER FROM THE HEAT.
COPPLE
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