NWS Paducah KYXH.W 0005August 14, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Jefferson, Wayne, Edwards and 55 more, IL and IN
The National Weather Service office in Paducah issued an extreme heat warning for Jefferson, Wayne, Edwards and 55 more in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, which was in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on August 16. It was the 5th extreme heat warning the NWS office in Paducah issued in 2026. Illinois had 2 extreme heat warnings in August 2026, against 2 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Illinois's extreme heat warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2 days; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Paducah KY
- Area
- Jefferson, Wayne, Edwards and 55 more
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:08 a.m. CDT, August 14, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 16, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KPAH XH.W 0005
- 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 up to 115. * WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/ Sunday. * 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.