...EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values of 105 to 110 possible.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...from Monday morning through Thursday evening.
* IMPACTS...Heat-related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events. Hot temperatures and high
humidity may cause heat illnesses.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A prolonged period of dangerous heat and
humidity is expected this coming week. This heatwave may linger
into the 4th of July weekend.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, and stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
