Excessive Heat Warning until 07:00PM Saturday
...DANGEROUS HEAT EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO THIS WEEKEND... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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 110 ARE EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AND A FEW SPOTS EVEN ABOVE 110 DEGREES. SOME AREAS MAY SEE THESE HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES AT OR ABOVE 105 DEGREES LINGER INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL...PRIMARILY SOUTHEAST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER.
* 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 ... 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 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.
Address/Location
Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
315 East Main Street
Shelbyville, IL 62565
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-774-1499
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SHELBYEMA 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:
- Excessive Heat Warning