401  
WWUS73 KLSX 210020  
NPWLSX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO  
720 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
ILZ069-074-079-100>102-MOZ041-047>051-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-  
211530-  
/O.CON.KLSX.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260722T0000Z/  
CLINTON IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-MADISON IL-SAINT CLAIR IL-  
MONROE IL-BOONE MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-  
MONTGOMERY MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-SAINT CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO-  
SAINT LOUIS MO-SAINT LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO-  
WASHINGTON MO-SAINT FRANCOIS MO-SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO-  
MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EDWARDSVILLE, CAHOKIA, WASHINGTON, ALTON,  
CHESTER, SPARTA, SULLIVAN, FARMINGTON, BELLEVILLE, SAINT CHARLES,  
FULTON, JEFFERSON CITY, COLUMBIA, SAINT LOUIS, AND UNION  
720 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY  
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 108.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS AND  
CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY.  
 
* 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. YOUNG CHILDREN AND  
PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY  
CIRCUMSTANCES. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME  
OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY  
MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION  
AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN  
POSSIBLE. 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
ILZ095-097-098-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-052-210130-  
/O.CON.KLSX.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260721T0100Z/  
ADAMS IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-  
MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-AUDRAIN MO-LINCOLN MO-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUINCY, HANNIBAL, MEXICO, PITTSFIELD, AND  
BOWLING GREEN  
720 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 104.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND  
CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 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. YOUNG CHILDREN AND  
PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY  
CIRCUMSTANCES. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME  
OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY  
MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION  
AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN  
POSSIBLE. 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
PEINE  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab MO Page
The Nexlab IL Page
Main Text Page