June 13, 20224 yr URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Paducah KY 800 PM CDT Sun Jun 12 2022 ILZ075>078-081>083-085>087-089>091-094-KYZ005-130900- /O.UPG.KPAH.HT.Y.0002.220613T1600Z-220616T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPAH.EH.W.0001.220613T0100Z-220616T0100Z/ Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Franklin-Hamilton-White- Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Johnson-Pope-Hardin-Massac-McCracken- Including the cities of Mount Vernon, Fairfield, Albion, Mount Carmel, West Frankfort, McLeansboro, Carmi, Herrin, Harrisburg, Shawneetown, Vienna, Golconda, Elizabethtown, Metropolis, and Paducah 800 PM CDT Sun Jun 12 2022 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values around 110 degrees Monday afternoon, and around 105 degrees Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon. * WHERE...Portions of western Kentucky and southern Illinois. * WHEN...Until 8 PM Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Extreme heat and humidity will significantly increase the potential for heat related illnesses, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Heat index values were around 110 degrees Sunday afternoon. Overnight lows will only fall into the upper 70s to around 80. With three more days with maximum afternoon heat index values at least 105 degrees, this will result in dangerous conditions.
June 13, 20224 yr Author This warning coverage area has been expanded eastward to around the I-65 corridor. Orange-Washington-Scott-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison-Floyd- Clark-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Bullitt- Jefferson-Butler-Edmonson-Logan-Warren-Simpson- Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Jasper, English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Louisville, Morgantown, Brownsville, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, and Providence 221 PM EDT Mon Jun 13 2022 /121 PM CDT Mon Jun 13 2022/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ TUESDAY... ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ TUESDAY TO 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values around 110 Monday and Tuesday afternoon. For Wednesday, heat index values of 105 to 109 are forecast. * WHERE...Portions of and south central Indiana and north central, northwest and south central Kentucky. * WHEN...The warmest temperatures and heat indices are expected Monday and Tuesday afternoons. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses to occur. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... An Excessive Heat Warning means that a prolonged period of dangerously hot temperatures will occur. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a dangerous situation in which heat illnesses are likely. Drink plenty of fluids...stay in an air-conditioned room...stay out of the sun... and check up on relatives and neighbors.
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