THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
447 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
BUREAU PUTNAM
IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS
HENRY IL MERCER
IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
HANCOCK HENDERSON MCDONOUGH
WARREN
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEAST IOWA
DES MOINES HENRY IA JEFFERSON
KEOKUK LEE LOUISA
VAN BUREN WASHINGTON
IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
CLARK SCOTLAND
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEDO, BURLINGTON, CARTHAGE,
FAIRFIELD, GENESEO, HENNEPIN, KAHOKA, KEOKUK, KEOSAUQUA, MACOMB,
MEMPHIS, MONMOUTH, MOUNT PLEASANT, OQUAWKA, PRINCETON, SIGOURNEY,
WAPELLO, AND WASHINGTON.
* WHAT...Heat index values of 95 to 100 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Illinois, east
central and southeast Iowa, and northeast Missouri.
* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.