Heat Advisory

NWS Paducah KY · US

Updated

This event was updated at 2026-09-20 23:50:00 UTC.

Details

Heat Advisory Remains In Effect Until 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ Sunday

Event: Heat Advisory
Issued: 2026-09-17 15:53:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-17 15:53:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-18 10:00:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-21 00:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Response: Execute

Description

What

Heat index values up to 103-109 degrees can be expected.

Where

all of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

When

Until 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ Sunday.

Impacts

Record to near record hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Additional details

The Heat Advisory has been extended thru Sunday for the entire Quad State Region. Although heat index values will only be near 100, the prolonged period of late season hot temperatures and high humidity will continue to elevate heat-related health impacts.

Instructions

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

Affected areas

Jefferson County, IL
Wayne
Edwards County, IL
Wabash County, IL
Perry
Franklin County, IL
Hamilton County, IL
White County, IL
Jackson County, IL
Williamson County, IL
Saline County, IL
Gallatin County, IL
Union
Johnson County, IL
Pope County, IL
Hardin County, IL
Alexander County, IL
Pulaski County, IL
Massac County, IL
Gibson County, IN
Pike County, IN
Posey County, IN
Vanderburgh County, IN
Warrick County, IN
Spencer County, IN
Fulton County, KY
Hickman County, KY
Carlisle County, KY
Ballard County, KY
McCracken County, KY
Graves County, KY
Livingston County, KY
Marshall County, KY
Calloway County, KY
Crittenden County, KY
Lyon County, KY
Trigg County, KY
Caldwell County, KY
Union
Webster County, KY
Hopkins County, KY
Christian County, KY
Henderson County, KY
Daviess County, KY
McLean County, KY
Muhlenberg County, KY
Todd County, KY
Perry
Bollinger County, MO
Cape Girardeau County, MO
Wayne
Carter County, MO
Ripley County, MO
Butler County, MO
Stoddard County, MO
Scott County, MO
Mississippi County, MO
New Madrid County, MO

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Paducah KY
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-17 15:53:40 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~40s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M2R15PAR1C516C65SZX01MBC
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.45eb8975d0d91c4646ef32f0cdddd29c446814dc.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope: Public
CAP source: 211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes: IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office: NWS Paducah KY
AWIPS ID: CAPPAH
NWWS sequence: nwws_processor.5386
WMO heading: XOUS53
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 53

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Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	HTY

Parameters

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WMOidentifier	WWUS73 KPAH 171553
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BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
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Locations

Location data

Jefferson County, IL
Wayne
Edwards County, IL
Wabash County, IL
Perry
Franklin County, IL
Hamilton County, IL
White County, IL
Jackson County, IL
Williamson County, IL
Saline County, IL
Gallatin County, IL
Union
Johnson County, IL
Pope County, IL
Hardin County, IL
Alexander County, IL
Pulaski County, IL
Massac County, IL
Gibson County, IN
Pike County, IN
Posey County, IN
Vanderburgh County, IN
Warrick County, IN
Spencer County, IN
Fulton County, KY
Hickman County, KY
Carlisle County, KY
Ballard County, KY
McCracken County, KY
Graves County, KY
Livingston County, KY
Marshall County, KY
Calloway County, KY
Crittenden County, KY
Lyon County, KY
Trigg County, KY
Caldwell County, KY
Union
Webster County, KY
Hopkins County, KY
Christian County, KY
Henderson County, KY
Daviess County, KY
McLean County, KY
Muhlenberg County, KY
Todd County, KY
Perry
Bollinger County, MO
Cape Girardeau County, MO
Wayne
Carter County, MO
Ripley County, MO
Butler County, MO
Stoddard County, MO
Scott County, MO
Mississippi County, MO
New Madrid County, MO

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