EXTREME HEAT WATCH
EXTREME HEAT WATCH ISSUED JUNE 27 AT 11:00AM CDT UNTIL JULY 2 AT 8:00PM CDT
Effective: 2026-06-27 11:00:00
Expires: 2026-07-02 20:00:00
Issued by: NWS Paducah KY
Alert Text
* WHAT...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 102 AND107 EXPECTED. FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WATCH, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 110 POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA, WESTERN KENTUCKY, AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
* WHEN...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, FROM NOON CDT 1 PM EDT TO 8 PM CDT 9 PM EDT SUNDAY. FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WATCH, FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS. HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUS HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED THIS COMING WEEK. THIS HEATWAVE MAY LINGER INTO THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND.
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JEFFERSON, WAYNE, EDWARDS, WABASH, PERRY, 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, WEBSTER, HOPKINS, CHRISTIAN, HENDERSON, DAVIESS, MCLEAN, MUHLENBERG, TODD, PERRY, BOLLINGER, CAPE GIRARDEAU, WAYNE, CARTER, RIPLEY, BUTLER, STODDARD, SCOTT, MISSISSIPPI, NEW MADRID
