- Sunday August 9th, 2026 :: 12:30 a.m. CDT
Heat Advisory until 08:00PM Wednesday
* WHAT...Heat index values of 100 to 108 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...From noon CDT /1 PM EDT/ today to 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/ Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Peak heat index values will be closer to 100 degrees today. Dangerous heat and humidity may also extend into Thursday depending on the timing of a cold front.
* AFFECTED AREAS: JEFFERSON ... WAYNE ... EDWARDS ... WABASH ... PERRY ... FRANKLIN ... HAMILTON ... WHITE ... JACKSON ... WILLIAMSON ... SALINE ... GALLATIN ... UNION ... JOHNSON ... POPE ... HARDIN ... ALEXANDER ... PULASKI ... MASSAC ... GIBSON ... PIKE ... POSEY ... VANDERBURGH ... WARRICK ... SPENCER ... FULTON ... HICKMAN ... CARLISLE ... BALLARD ... MCCRACKEN ... GRAVES ... LIVINGSTON ... MARSHALL ... CALLOWAY ... CRITTENDEN ... LYON ... TRIGG ... CALDWELL ... UNION ... WEBSTER ... HOPKINS ... CHRISTIAN ... HENDERSON ... DAVIESS ... MCLEAN ... MUHLENBERG ... TODD ... PERRY ... BOLLINGER ... CAPE GIRARDEAU ... WAYNE ... CARTER ... 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
Franklin County Office of Emergency Management & Communications
401 E Park St
Benton, IL 62812
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-439-4362
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP OEMCALERT followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible 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:
- Heat Advisory
