{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.5db85f9e9e22b7764ffbdc14079fabf26fb4ed6d.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Heat Advisory issued September 18 at 2:41PM CDT until September 20 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.5db85f9e9e22b7764ffbdc14079fabf26fb4ed6d.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Paducah KY"},"word_count":191,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Heat Advisory: Heat Advisory issued September 18 at 2:41PM CDT until September 20 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Jefferson; Wayne; Edwards; Wabash; Perry; Franklin; Hamilton; White; Jackson; Williamson; Saline; Gallatin; Union; Johnson; Pope; Hardin; Alexander; Pulaski; Massac; Gibson; Pike; Posey; Vanderburgh; Warrick; Spencer; Fulton; Hickman; Carlisle; Ballard; McCracken; Graves; Livingston; Marshall; Calloway; Crittenden; Lyon; Trigg; Caldwell; Union; Webster; Hopkins; Christian; Henderson; Daviess; McLean; Muhlenberg; Todd; Perry; Bollinger; Cape Girardeau; Wayne; Carter; Ripley; Butler; Stoddard; Scott; Mississippi; New Madrid\n**Issued by:** NWS Paducah KY\n**Sent:** 2026-09-18T14:41:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-18T14:41:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-19T05:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Heat index values up to around 105 degrees can be expected.\n\n* WHERE...all of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western\nKentucky, and southeast Missouri.\n\n* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ Sunday.\n\n* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat\nillnesses.\n\n## Instructions\nDrink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of\nthe sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.\n\nTake extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose\nfitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning\nor evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and\nheat stroke."}