Full Notification

...DANGEROUS HEAT EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH SUNDAY. LITTLE RELIEF IS EXPECTED AT NIGHT...WITH LOWS ONLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S.

* HEAT INDEX...HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH 100 DEGREES BY LATE MORNING EACH DAY. PEAK AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 112 ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST VALUES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES FOR PEOPLE WITH PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXPOSURE...OR WITHOUT ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING. THE ELDERLY...SMALL CHILDREN...AND PETS ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CASS ... CHAMPAIGN ... CHRISTIAN ... CLARK ... CLAY ... COLES ... CRAWFORD ... CUMBERLAND ... DE WITT ... DOUGLAS ... EDGAR ... EFFINGHAM ... JASPER ... LAWRENCE ... LOGAN ... MACON ... MASON ... MENARD ... MORGAN ... MOULTRIE ... PIATT ... RICHLAND ... SANGAMON ... SCHUYLER ... SCOTT ... SHELBY ... VERMILION

Instructions:

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.