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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Paducah KY
241 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114-191000-
/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 Hopkinsville, Dixon, Mayfield, Marble Hill,
Poplar Bluff, Perryville, Fairfield, Carmi, Vienna, Smithland,
Metropolis, Princeton, Evansville, Jackson, Greenville, Hickman,
Carbondale, Bardwell, Paducah, Albion, Mount Carmel, Fort Branch,
Bloomfield, Doniphan, Benton, Boonville, McLeansboro, Cadiz, Mount
Vernon, Harrisburg, Sikeston, Murray, Golconda, Wickliffe, Cape
Girardeau, Morganfield, Piedmont, Clinton, Herrin, Poseyville,
Marion, Murphysboro, Pinckneyville, Shawneetown, Cairo, Calhoun,
Charleston, West Frankfort, Mound City, Elizabethtown, Van Buren,
Jonesboro, Petersburg, Henderson, Elkton, Eddyville, Madisonville,
Rockport, New Madrid, and Owensboro
241 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 /341 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026/

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

* WHAT...Heat index values up to around 105 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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