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Iron County 911 Communications
Friday August 18th, 2023 :: 02:52 a.m. CDT

Advisory

Excessive Heat Watch until 10:00PM Wednesday

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 111 possible.

* WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest, and west central Illinois. Portions of central, east central, northeast, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.

* AFFECTED AREAS: GREENE ... MACOUPIN ... MONTGOMERY ... BOND ... FAYETTE ... CLINTON ... MARION ... WASHINGTON ... RANDOLPH ... ADAMS ... BROWN ... PIKE ... CALHOUN ... JERSEY ... MADISON ... ST. CLAIR ... MONROE ... KNOX ... LEWIS ... SHELBY ... MARION ... MONROE ... RALLS ... PIKE ... BOONE ... AUDRAIN ... MONITEAU ... COLE ... OSAGE ... CALLAWAY ... MONTGOMERY ... LINCOLN ... GASCONADE ... WARREN ... ST. CHARLES ... FRANKLIN ... ST. LOUIS ... ST. LOUIS CITY ... JEFFERSON ... CRAWFORD ... WASHINGTON ... ST. FRANCOIS ... STE. GENEVIEVE ... IRON ... MADISON ... REYNOLDS

Instructions:

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Address/Location
Iron County 911 Communications
215 E Russell St
Ironton, MO 63650

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 573-546-4000

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Excessive Heat Watch

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