| Event | Heat Advisory |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Perry; Franklin; Jackson; Williamson; Saline; Union; Johnson; Pope; Alexander; Pulaski; Massac; Fulton; Hickman; Carlisle; Ballard; McCracken; Graves; Livingston; Marshall; Calloway; Perry; Bollinger; Cape Girardeau; Wayne; Carter; Ripley; Butler; Stoddard; Scott; Mississippi; New Madrid |
| Effective | 7/17/2026, 11:01:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 7/18/2026, 4:15:00 AM CDT |
Heat Advisory issued July 17 at 11:01AM CDT until July 21 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Details
* WHAT…Heat index values between 100 to 105 expected.
* WHERE…Portions of southern Illinois, western Kentucky, and
southeast Missouri.
* WHEN…From noon Saturday to 7 PM CDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Higher humidity levels combined with hot
temperatures on Tuesday may cause heat index values to near 110
degrees.
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.
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