Excessive Heat Watch 6/28-29/23

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Paducah KY
322 PM CDT Tue Jun 27 2023

ILZ080-081-084-085-088>090-092>094-KYZ001>013-016-017-022-MOZ076-
086-087-100-107>112-114-280900-
/O.CON.KPAH.EH.A.0001.230629T1600Z-230701T0100Z/
Perry IL-Franklin-Jackson-Williamson-Union-Johnson-Pope-Alexander-
Pulaski-Massac-Fulton-Hickman-Carlisle-Ballard-McCracken-Graves-
Livingston-Marshall-Calloway-Crittenden-Lyon-Trigg-Caldwell-
Hopkins-Christian-Todd-Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau-Wayne MO-
Carter-Ripley-Butler-Stoddard-Scott-Mississippi-New Madrid-
Including the cities of Pinckneyville, West Frankfort,
Carbondale, Murphysboro, Herrin, Jonesboro, Vienna, Golconda,
Cairo, Mound City, Metropolis, Hickman, Clinton, Bardwell,
Wickliffe, Paducah, Mayfield, Smithland, Benton, Murray, Marion,
Eddyville, Cadiz, Princeton, Madisonville, Hopkinsville, Elkton,
Perryville, Marble Hill, Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Piedmont,
Van Buren, Doniphan, Poplar Bluff, Bloomfield, Sikeston,
Charleston, and New Madrid
322 PM CDT Tue Jun 27 2023

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions, with peak heat index values
  from 110 to 115 possible both Thursday and Friday.

* WHERE...Southeast Missouri, portions of southern Illinois
  southwest of a Harrisburg to Mount Vernon line, and portions of
  western Kentucky from Madisonville south and west.

* WHEN...From Thursday morning through Friday evening.

* 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...This system is tied to the broad area of
  record breaking heat that has been occurring across parts of
  Texas. As it moves this way, it will bring triple digit highs
  both Thursday and Friday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this
situation. Be prepared to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-
conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives
and neighbors.

Young children and pets should never be left unattended in
vehicles under any circumstances. This is especially true during
warm or hot weather when car interiors can reach lethal
temperatures in a matter of minutes.