Heat Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service St Louis MO
Issued by National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
137 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
ILZ058>060-064-065-098-099-MOZ052-162145-
/O.CON.KLSX.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260817T0200Z/
Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-Bond IL-Fayette IL-Calhoun IL-
Jersey IL-Lincoln MO-
Including the cities of Litchfield and Vandalia
137 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Heat index values of 100 to 105 degrees are expected.
* WHERE...In Illinois, Bond IL, Fayette IL, Montgomery IL, Calhoun
IL, Greene IL, Jersey IL, and Macoupin IL Counties. In Missouri,
Lincoln MO County.
* WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
128 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
ILZ066>068-071>073-170100-
/O.CON.KILX.HT.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-260817T0100Z/
Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
Including the cities of Robinson, Lawrenceville, Flora, Newton,
Olney, and Effingham
128 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 105.
* WHERE...Clay, Crawford, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, and Richland
Counties.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in
shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat
should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an
emergency! Call 9 1 1.
If you do not have air conditioning in your home or lack shelter,
you can call 211 or visit 211illinois.org for assistance locating
appropriate shelter from the heat.
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Copple
