905
WWUS73 KILX 161720
NPWILX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1220 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
ILZ066>068-071>073-170900-
/O.NEW.KILX.HT.Y.0012.260916T1900Z-260918T0000Z/
EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWTON, OLNEY, LAWRENCEVILLE, EFFINGHAM,
ROBINSON, AND FLORA
1220 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY
* WHAT...AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 105 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...CLAY, CRAWFORD, EFFINGHAM, JASPER, LAWRENCE, AND RICHLAND
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...NOT MUCH RELIEF IS EXPECTED TONIGHT, AS THE
HEAT INDEX ONLY FALLS INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S.
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.
GEELHART
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