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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Paducah KY
202 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114-161015-
/O.CON.KPAH.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-240717T0100Z/
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 Clinton, Poplar Bluff, Doniphan,
Murphysboro, Herrin, Rockport, Morganfield, Hopkinsville,
Bloomfield, Wickliffe, Jackson, Piedmont, Golconda, Boonville,
Mayfield, Bardwell, Marion, Charleston, Paducah, Benton, West
Frankfort, Murray, Owensboro, Perryville, Harrisburg, Marble
Hill, Pinckneyville, Mound City, Carbondale, New Madrid, Hickman,
Greenville, Sikeston, Fairfield, Carmi, Shawneetown, Mount
Vernon, Jonesboro, Van Buren, Mount Carmel, Evansville,
Petersburg, Elkton, Metropolis, Vienna, Fort Branch, Albion,
Elizabethtown, Poseyville, Eddyville, Calhoun, Cadiz, Cape
Girardeau, Dixon, Henderson, McLeansboro, Cairo, Princeton,
Madisonville, and Smithland
202 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024 /302 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values of 105 to 110 degrees expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/ Tuesday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms
  may provide limited relief from the heat Tuesday afternoon for
  locations along and north of Interstate 64.

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.

To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in
shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat
should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an
emergency! Call 9 1 1.

&&

$$

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