Weather Alert Watch
Severe Extreme Heat Warning

Extreme Heat Warning for Schuyler; Logan; De Witt +23 more

What: Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values 105 to 110. Impacts: Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Where: Along and south of a Rushville...to Lincoln...to Danville line. When: Until 7 PM...

ILSchuyler; Logan; De Witt; Piatt; Champaign; Vermilion; Cass; Menard; Scott; Morgan; Sangamon; Christian; Macon; Moultrie; Douglas; Coles; Edgar; Shelby; Cumberland; Clark; Effingham; Jasper; Crawford; Clay; Richland; Lawrence

Official alert brief

WHAT

Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values 105 to 110.

WHERE

Along and south of a Rushville...to Lincoln...to Danville line.

WHEN

Until 7 PM CDT Friday.

IMPACTS

Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.

Instructions

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes. 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.