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WWUS73 KPAH 270524
NPWPAH
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1224 AM CDT MON JUL 27 2026
ILZ077-078-083-087-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ013>022-272115-
/O.UPG.KPAH.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260729T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KPAH.XH.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260728T0000Z/
EDWARDS-WABASH-WHITE-GALLATIN-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK-
SPENCER-CALDWELL-UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-
DAVIESS-MCLEAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DIXON, FORT BRANCH, BOONVILLE, ELKTON,
MADISONVILLE, OWENSBORO, GREENVILLE, POSEYVILLE, ALBION, MOUNT
CARMEL, CARMI, HENDERSON, MORGANFIELD, HOPKINSVILLE, EVANSVILLE,
SHAWNEETOWN, PRINCETON, CALHOUN, PETERSBURG, AND ROCKPORT
1224 AM CDT MON JUL 27 2026 /124 AM EDT MON JUL 27 2026/
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO
AROUND 115 DEGREES EXPECTED, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER VALUES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...ALL OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA, AND NEIGHBORING PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS, NORTHWEST KENTUCKY, AND THE PENNYRILE REGION OF
WESTERN KENTUCKY EAST OF THE LAKES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT ALONG AND EAST OF A
LINE FROM ALBION, ILLINOIS, TO PRINCETON, KENTUCKY.
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.
ILZ075-076-080>082-084>086-088>094-KYZ001>012-MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114-272115-
/O.CON.KPAH.XH.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260729T0000Z/
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-
SALINE-UNION-JOHNSON-POPE-HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-FULTON-
HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-
CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-
WAYNE MO-CARTER-RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EDDYVILLE, VIENNA, MCLEANSBORO, MOUND CITY,
MURRAY, MARBLE HILL, JACKSON, VAN BUREN, SMITHLAND, CADIZ, HICKMAN,
FAIRFIELD, PERRYVILLE, CLINTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, JONESBORO,
MURPHYSBORO, METROPOLIS, HERRIN, MAYFIELD, SIKESTON, CAIRO, PADUCAH,
PIEDMONT, HARRISBURG, MARION, DONIPHAN, BLOOMFIELD, PINCKNEYVILLE,
POPLAR BLUFF, NEW MADRID, BARDWELL, BENTON, GOLCONDA, MOUNT VERNON,
CHARLESTON, WEST FRANKFORT, CARBONDALE, WICKLIFFE, AND CAPE GIRARDEAU
1224 AM CDT MON JUL 27 2026
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO
AROUND 115 DEGREES EXPECTED, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER VALUES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, AND NEIGHBORING PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND FAR WESTERN KENTUCKY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT ALONG AND WEST OF A
LINE FROM FAIRFIELD, ILLINOIS, TO CADIZ, KENTUCKY.
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.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE.
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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