Excessive Heat Warning until 08:00PM Wednesday
* WHAT...For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 107. For the Excessive Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index readings around 110 expected and locally higher readings up to 115 possible.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...For the Heat Advisory, until 8 PM CDT this evening. For the Excessive Heat Warning, from 11 AM Tuesday to 8 PM CDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
* AFFECTED AREAS: PERRY ... JACKSON ... UNION ... ALEXANDER ... PULASKI ... FULTON ... HICKMAN ... CARLISLE ... BALLARD ... PERRY ... BOLLINGER ... CAPE GIRARDEAU ... RIPLEY ... BUTLER ... STODDARD ... SCOTT ... MISSISSIPPI ... NEW MADRID
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
Perry County Emergency Management Agency
1534 S Washington St
Du Quoin, IL 62832
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-357-6221
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP PERRYILEMA followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Excessive Heat Warning