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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Paducah KY
356 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114-172100-
/O.CON.KPAH.HT.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-260921T0000Z/
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 Smithland, Mount Carmel, Perryville,
Greenville, Vienna, Van Buren, McLeansboro, Elkton, Carbondale,
Albion, Golconda, Cairo, Hopkinsville, Murphysboro, Pinckneyville,
Rockport, Petersburg, Paducah, Mound City, Poplar Bluff, Bloomfield,
Metropolis, Eddyville, Jonesboro, Clinton, Henderson, Fort Branch,
Evansville, Jackson, Sikeston, Wickliffe, Murray, Fairfield,
Poseyville, Harrisburg, Marble Hill, Hickman, Piedmont, Marion,
Boonville, Madisonville, Charleston, Owensboro, Elizabethtown, West
Frankfort, New Madrid, Calhoun, Herrin, Princeton, Dixon,
Shawneetown, Morganfield, Doniphan, Benton, Carmi, Bardwell,
Mayfield, Cadiz, Mount Vernon, and Cape Girardeau
356 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026 /456 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 degrees can be expected.

* WHERE...all of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
  Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ Sunday.

* 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.

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.

&&

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