Extreme Heat Warning
Status
Event Continued Active alertStart Time
Sat 08/15/2026 02:24 PM EDTEnd Time
Sun 08/16/2026 09:00 PM EDTSignificance
WarningImpacts
High impact
Locations Affected
Evansville, IN ∙ Owensboro, KY ∙ Solitude, IN ∙ Spurgeon, IN ∙ Cascade, MO ∙ Fisk, MO ∙ Thebes, IL ∙ Uniontown, MO ∙ Makanda, IL ∙ Commerce, MOFull Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Paducah KY 124 PM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/ SUNDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110. * WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/ Sunday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. 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. Stay cool, stay hydrated, stay informed.
Technical Header
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100- 107>112-114-160230- /O.CON.KPAH.XH.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260817T0100Z/ 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 Poseyville, Hopkinsville, Carmi, Carbondale, Paducah, Marion, Dixon, Madisonville, Sikeston, Henderson, Marble Hill, Vienna, Mount Vernon, Murphysboro, Calhoun, Rockport, Metropolis, Elkton, Murray, Poplar Bluff, Shawneetown, Greenville, Fort Branch, Evansville, Smithland, Boonville, Benton, Cape Girardeau, Eddyville, Doniphan, Mound City, Elizabethtown, Golconda, Albion, Van Buren, Harrisburg, Fairfield, Perryville, Wickliffe, Pinckneyville, Herrin, Clinton, Princeton, Mayfield, McLeansboro, Morganfield, Owensboro, Piedmont, Cairo, Bloomfield, Mount Carmel, Bardwell, Petersburg, Cadiz, Hickman, New Madrid, Jackson, Charleston, West Frankfort, and Jonesboro 124 PM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026 /224 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026/
