Heat Advisory
Status
Event Continued Active alertStart Time
Thu 09/17/2026 11:53 AM EDTEnd Time
Sun 09/20/2026 08:00 PM EDTSignificance
AdvisoryImpacts
Low impact
Locations Affected
Evansville, IN ∙ Owensboro, KY ∙ Vergennes, IL ∙ Chaffee, MO ∙ Hurst, IL ∙ Silver Lake, MO ∙ Rend Lake, IL ∙ Heath, KY ∙ Metropolis Municipal Airport, IL ∙ Burna, KYFull Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Paducah KY 1053 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ SUNDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 103-109 degrees can be expected. * WHERE...all of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ Sunday. * IMPACTS...Record to near record hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The Heat Advisory has been extended thru Sunday for the entire Quad State Region. Although heat index values will only be near 100, the prolonged period of late season hot temperatures and high humidity will continue to elevate heat-related health impacts. 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.
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ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100- 107>112-114-181000- /O.CON.KPAH.HT.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-260921T0000Z/ 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 Jonesboro, Dixon, Golconda, Madisonville, Mount Vernon, Greenville, Owensboro, Vienna, Bardwell, McLeansboro, Perryville, Elkton, Doniphan, Mount Carmel, Clinton, West Frankfort, Marion, Cadiz, Princeton, Hopkinsville, Charleston, Elizabethtown, Carmi, Piedmont, Harrisburg, Carbondale, Evansville, Jackson, Herrin, Boonville, Hickman, Mayfield, Morganfield, Cairo, Marble Hill, Van Buren, Petersburg, Poplar Bluff, Metropolis, Murray, Cape Girardeau, Murphysboro, Albion, Fairfield, Poseyville, Benton, Smithland, Sikeston, Henderson, Calhoun, Eddyville, Bloomfield, Fort Branch, Pinckneyville, Mound City, Wickliffe, Paducah, New Madrid, Shawneetown, and Rockport 1053 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026 /1153 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026/
