⚠️ 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 – Sunday, August 9, 2026

Heat Advisory issued August 9 at 12:29AM CDT until August 12 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Details

* WHAT…Heat index values of 100 to 108 expected.

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

* WHEN…From noon CDT /1 PM EDT/ today to 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/
Wednesday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Peak heat index values will be closer to 100
degrees today. Dangerous heat and humidity may also extend into
Thursday depending on the timing of a cold front.

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.