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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Paducah KY
149 PM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

ILZ076>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114-271030-
/O.EXT.KPAH.XH.A.0001.250728T1700Z-250731T0100Z/
/O.CON.KPAH.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-250728T1700Z/
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 Petersburg, Charleston, Pinckneyville,
Piedmont, Cadiz, Rockport, Clinton, Harrisburg, Murray, Marion,
Princeton, Dixon, Boonville, Sikeston, Elizabethtown, Metropolis,
Poseyville, Morganfield, Cairo, Madisonville, Van Buren, Herrin,
Carmi, Jackson, Perryville, Carbondale, Golconda, Hickman,
Vienna, Fort Branch, Henderson, Evansville, New Madrid, West
Frankfort, Mount Carmel, Paducah, Cape Girardeau, Marble Hill,
McLeansboro, Mayfield, Shawneetown, Hopkinsville, Greenville,
Fairfield, Smithland, Doniphan, Bardwell, Eddyville, Elkton,
Calhoun, Wickliffe, Bloomfield, Albion, Poplar Bluff,
Murphysboro, Benton, Jonesboro, Mound City, and Owensboro
149 PM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025 /249 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT /1 PM EDT/
MONDAY...
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...For the Heat Advisory, heat index values 105 to 110 degrees
  on Sunday. For the Extreme Heat Watch, dangerously hot conditions
  with daily peak heat index values of 110 to 115 degrees possible
  on Monday and Tuesday, and 105 to 110 degrees on Wednesday.

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

* WHEN...For the Heat Advisory, until noon CDT /1 PM EDT/ Monday.
  For the Extreme Heat Watch, from Monday afternoon through
  Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
  extreme heat and high humidity events. Hot temperatures and high
  humidity may cause heat illnesses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms
  may provide limited relief from the heat through Monday.

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.

Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car
interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.

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.

&&

$$

DWS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Paducah KY
149 PM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

ILZ075-271030-
/O.EXT.KPAH.XH.A.0001.250728T1700Z-250731T0100Z/
/O.CON.KPAH.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-250728T1700Z/
Jefferson-
Including the cities of Mount Vernon
149 PM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT MONDAY...
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...For the Heat Advisory, heat index values 105 to 110 degrees
  on Sunday. For the Extreme Heat Watch, dangerously hot conditions
  with daily peak heat index values of 110 to 115 degrees possible
  on Monday and Tuesday, and 105 to 110 degrees on Wednesday.

* WHERE...Jefferson County.

* WHEN...For the Heat Advisory, until noon CDT Monday. For the
  Extreme Heat Watch, from Monday afternoon through Wednesday
  evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
  extreme heat and high humidity events. Hot temperatures and high
  humidity may cause heat illnesses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms
  may provide limited relief from the heat through Monday.

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.

Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car
interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.

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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