NWS Paducah KYXH.W 0002July 20, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: White, Posey, Vanderburgh and 5 more, IL and IN
The National Weather Service office in Paducah issued an extreme heat warning for White, Posey, Vanderburgh and 5 more in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, which was in force until 7:00 p.m. local time on July 21. It was the 2nd extreme heat warning the NWS office in Paducah issued in 2026. Illinois had 6 extreme heat warnings in July 2026, against 3 in an average July of 2008-2025 (Illinois's extreme heat warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 8 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Paducah KY
- Area
- White, Posey, Vanderburgh and 5 more
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:38 a.m. CDT, July 20, 2026
- In force from
- 11:00 a.m. CDT, July 21, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 p.m. CDT, July 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KPAH XH.W 0002
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values of 110 to 116 expected. * WHERE...In Illinois, White County. In Indiana, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, and Warrick Counties. In Kentucky, Daviess, Henderson, and McLean Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 7 PM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
What the agency told people to do
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.