EXTREME HEAT WARNING
EXTREME HEAT WARNING ISSUED JULY 21 AT 11:38AM CDT UNTIL JULY 22 AT 8:00PM CDT
Effective: 2026-07-21 11:38:00
Expires: 2026-07-22 20:00:00
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles LA
Alert Text
* WHAT...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 113EXPECTED. FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 117 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, SOUTHWEST, AND WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
* WHEN...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WARNING, FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS. HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES.
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Target Area
VERNON, RAPIDES, AVOYELLES, BEAUREGARD, ALLEN, EVANGELINE, ST. LANDRY, LAFAYETTE, UPPER ST. MARTIN, LOWER ST. MARTIN, WEST CAMERON, EAST CAMERON, NORTHERN CALCASIEU, NORTHERN JEFFERSON DAVIS, NORTHERN ACADIA, UPPER VERMILION, UPPER IBERIA, UPPER ST. MARY, SOUTHERN CALCASIEU, SOUTHERN JEFFERSON DAVIS, SOUTHERN ACADIA, LOWER VERMILION, LOWER IBERIA, LOWER ST. MARY, TYLER, HARDIN, NORTHERN JASPER, NORTHERN NEWTON, SOUTHERN JASPER, SOUTHERN NEWTON, UPPER JEFFERSON, NORTHERN ORANGE, LOWER JEFFERSON, SOUTHERN ORANGE
