458  
WWUS73 KLMK 171602  
NPWLMK  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
1202 PM EDT THU SEP 17 2026  
 
INZ083-084-089-KYZ023>028-053-061>064-070>076-081-181000-  
/O.EXT.KLMK.HT.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-260919T0000Z/  
DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-HANCOCK-BRECKINRIDGE-MEADE-OHIO-GRAYSON-HARDIN-  
LARUE-BUTLER-EDMONSON-HART-GREEN-LOGAN-WARREN-SIMPSON-ALLEN-BARREN-  
MONROE-METCALFE-CUMBERLAND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RUSSELLVILLE, PROVIDENCE, GLASGOW, TELL CITY,  
ELIZABETHTOWN, SCOTTSVILLE, BOWLING GREEN, HORSE CAVE, ENGLISH,  
GREENSBURG, LEITCHFIELD, JASPER, MORGANTOWN, EDMONTON, HAWESVILLE,  
BURKESVILLE, BROWNSVILLE, HARTFORD, LEWISPORT, HARDINSBURG,  
HODGENVILLE, FRANKLIN, TOMPKINSVILLE, AND BRANDENBURG  
1202 PM EDT THU SEP 17 2026 /1102 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2026/  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ FRIDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 105.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHWEST, AND SOUTH  
CENTRAL KENTUCKY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ FRIDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
INZ076>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-046-054-065-077-180000-  
/O.CON.KLMK.HT.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-260918T0000Z/  
ORANGE-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD-  
CLARK IN-BULLITT-JEFFERSON-OLDHAM-TRIMBLE-HENRY-SHELBY-SPENCER-  
NELSON-WASHINGTON KY-MARION-TAYLOR-ADAIR-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, MADISON, CORYDON, SCOTTSBURG,  
COLUMBIA, NEW CASTLE, LEBANON, SHEPHERDSVILLE, BEDFORD, SPRINGFIELD,  
JEFFERSONVILLE, LA GRANGE, MILTON, SALEM, BARDSTOWN, NEW ALBANY,  
SHELBYVILLE, LOUISVILLE, CAMPBELLSVILLE, AND TAYLORSVILLE  
1202 PM EDT THU SEP 17 2026 /1102 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2026/  
 
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 105.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL AND  
SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT /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.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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