Excessive Heat Watch until 07:00PM Saturday 
...DANGEROUS HEAT FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
* TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 94 TO 98 DEGREES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, WITH 92 TO 95 ON SATURDAY. LITTLE RELIEF IS EXPECTED AT NIGHT...WITH LOWS ONLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S.
* HEAT INDEX...HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH TRIPLE DIGITS BY LATE MORNING EACH DAY...AND RANGE FROM 107 TO 113 DEGREES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS, WITH 102 TO 107 SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES FOR PEOPLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE OUTDOORS....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 ... FULTON ... JASPER ... KNOX ... LAWRENCE ... LOGAN ... MACON ... MARSHALL ... MASON ... MCLEAN ... MENARD ... MORGAN ... MOULTRIE ... PEORIA ... PIATT ... RICHLAND ... SANGAMON ... SCHUYLER ... SCOTT ... SHELBY ... STARK ... TAZEWELL ... VERMILION ... WOODFORD
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
Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
315 East Main Street
Shelbyville, IL 62565
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-774-1499