Excessive Heat Watch until 07:00PM Sunday 
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued an Excessive Heat Watch, which is in effect from Thursday afternoon through Sunday evening.
* TEMPERATURE...Heat indices from around 105 to 110 degrees will be possible each afternoon from Thursday through Saturday, and possibly even right through Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Several days of heat indices near of above 105 degrees could have a cumulative impact on some idividuals, especially those who engage in plolonged outdoor work or other activities. Also, car interiors can reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes. Never leave pets, children or the elderly unattended in parked vehicles. The extended period of high heat and humidity can worsen the effects of heat stress.
* AFFECTED AREAS: PERRY ... WARRICK ... CHRISTIAN ... STODDARD ... JEFFERSON ... GIBSON ... MCCRACKEN ... PULASKI ... WAYNE ... TODD ... GALLATIN ... HICKMAN ... UNION ... CALLOWAY ... SALINE ... SCOTT ... VANDERBURGH ... MASSAC ... BALLARD ... HOPKINS ... BUTLER ... POSEY ... MARSHALL ... FULTON ... CAPE GIRARDEAU ... POPE ... CALDWELL ... NEW MADRID ... WHITE ... WABASH ... MUHLENBERG ... DAVIESS ... WILLIAMSON ... MISSISSIPPI ... CARTER ... JOHNSON ... WEBSTER ... BOLLINGER ... TRIGG ... EDWARDS ... PIKE ... LIVINGSTON ... SPENCER ... HAMILTON ... HARDIN ... MCLEAN ... UNION ... ALEXANDER ... HENDERSON ... GRAVES ... LYON ... JACKSON ... RIPLEY ... FRANKLIN ... PERRY ... CRITTENDEN ... WAYNE ... CARLISLE
Instructions:
An Excessive Heat Watch means that a prolonged period of hot temperatures is expected. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a dangerous situation in which heat illnesses are possible. Drink plenty of fluids...stay in an air-conditioned room...stay out of the sun...and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Address/Location
Hamilton County, Illinois Nixle
100 S Jackson St
McLeansboro, IL 62859
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-643-3744