⚠️ Heat Advisory – 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 – Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Heat Advisory issued September 8 at 12:44PM CDT until September 9 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Details

* WHAT…Heat index values of 103 to 108 expected.

* WHERE…All of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN…From 11 AM CDT /noon EDT/ to 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/ Wednesday.

* IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are
possible during the afternoon in the northern half of the Quad
State, which could bring earlier relief from the heat.

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.