URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Paducah KY
120 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025

ILZ081>094-INZ085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100-107>112-114-
172000-
/O.CON.KPAH.HT.Y.0003.250717T1700Z-250718T0000Z/
Franklin-Hamilton-White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Union-
Johnson-Pope-Hardin-Alexander-Pulaski-Massac-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 Bardwell, Henderson, McLeansboro,
Jonesboro, Herrin, Cadiz, Cairo, Mayfield, Morganfield, Dixon,
Elkton, Murray, Evansville, Smithland, New Madrid, Hopkinsville,
Perryville, Madisonville, Calhoun, Charleston, Wickliffe,
Hickman, Metropolis, Eddyville, Princeton, Vienna, Poplar Bluff,
Boonville, Elizabethtown, Sikeston, Marion, Mound City,
Murphysboro, Doniphan, West Frankfort, Owensboro, Carmi, Jackson,
Greenville, Marble Hill, Benton, Golconda, Bloomfield, Cape
Girardeau, Poseyville, Rockport, Piedmont, Shawneetown, Paducah,
Carbondale, Clinton, Harrisburg, and Van Buren
120 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values between 105 to 109 expected.

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

* WHEN...From noon today to 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
  illnesses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon may
  provide some relief.

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.
 

let's go ahead and keep those temps down in the Western part of the state!