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WWUS73 KPAH 160522
NPWPAH
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1222 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114-162115-
/O.CON.KPAH.XH.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260817T0100Z/
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-
WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION-JOHNSON-POPE-HARDIN-
ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK-
SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-LIVINGSTON-
MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-UNION KY-WEBSTER-
HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-
BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-
SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOUNT CARMEL, ALBION, CARMI, HOPKINSVILLE,
CLINTON, CALHOUN, CHARLESTON, FAIRFIELD, BARDWELL, SIKESTON, MURRAY,
METROPOLIS, CADIZ, MARION, PERRYVILLE, CAIRO, JONESBORO, GOLCONDA,
DIXON, POPLAR BLUFF, PADUCAH, MORGANFIELD, SHAWNEETOWN, PETERSBURG,
MOUNT VERNON, JACKSON, MOUND CITY, FORT BRANCH, EDDYVILLE, SMITHLAND,
HENDERSON, PIEDMONT, OWENSBORO, CAPE GIRARDEAU, VAN BUREN,
CARBONDALE, ROCKPORT, VIENNA, MARBLE HILL, BLOOMFIELD, EVANSVILLE,
HICKMAN, MURPHYSBORO, MAYFIELD, MCLEANSBORO, WEST FRANKFORT,
PINCKNEYVILLE, POSEYVILLE, HERRIN, ELKTON, MADISONVILLE, WICKLIFFE,
ELIZABETHTOWN, HARRISBURG, PRINCETON, GREENVILLE, NEW MADRID,
BOONVILLE, DONIPHAN, AND BENTON
1222 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026 /122 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026/
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/
THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH PEAK HEAT INDICES IN THE
TRIPLE DIGITS UP TO AROUND 110 DEGREES; LOCALIZED HIGHER HEAT
INDICES ARE POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...ALL OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA, WESTERN
KENTUCKY, AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...MAXIMUM HEAT INDICES BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
RANGED FROM 102 DEGREES TO 113 DEGREES, BUT MOST LOCATIONS WERE IN
THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE. TODAY WILL SEE SIMILAR NUMBERS, AS
ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES TOP OUT FROM THE MID 90S TO NEAR 100
DEGREES AGAIN.
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.
STAY COOL, STAY HYDRATED, STAY INFORMED.
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