⚠️ Extreme Heat Watch – 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 – Saturday, June 27, 2026

Extreme Heat Watch issued June 27 at 11:00AM CDT until July 2 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Details

* WHAT…For the Heat Advisory, heat index values between 102 and
107 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.

Instructions

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.