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Extreme Cold Warning
Issued: 6:26 AM Jan. 25, 2026 – National Weather Service
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ TONIGHT... ...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST /11 AM EST/ TUESDAY... * WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 2 to 8 below zero. For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 10 to 19 below zero expected. Maximum wind chills today through Monday are forecast to be in the positive single digits for most of the Quad State. * WHERE...All of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. * WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, until midnight CST /1 AM EST/ tonight. For the Extreme Cold Warning, from midnight CST /1 AM EST/ tonight to 10 AM CST /11 AM EST/ Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 19 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. The winter storm will exacerbate these dangers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Make frequent checks on family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators inside. Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. &&
Cold Weather Advisory
Issued: 6:26 AM Jan. 25, 2026 – National Weather Service
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ TONIGHT... ...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST /11 AM EST/ TUESDAY... * WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 2 to 8 below zero. For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 10 to 19 below zero expected. Maximum wind chills today through Monday are forecast to be in the positive single digits for most of the Quad State. * WHERE...All of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. * WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, until midnight CST /1 AM EST/ tonight. For the Extreme Cold Warning, from midnight CST /1 AM EST/ tonight to 10 AM CST /11 AM EST/ Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 19 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. The winter storm will exacerbate these dangers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Make frequent checks on family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators inside. Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. &&
Winter Storm Warning
Issued: 5:39 AM Jan. 25, 2026 – National Weather Service
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ SUNDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow. A band of 5 to 9 inches of additional accumulations peaks roughly from around Perryville, Missouri across Southern Illinois to the Evansville Tri-State region. 2 to 4 inches of snow and/or sleet, is forecast further south across southern portions of southeast Missouri and much of west Kentucky. Periods of heavy sleet in far southeast Missouri and western Kentucky through midday Sunday will add up to an inch. Freezing rain from the Missouri Bootheel to northwest Kentucky is possible, amounting to up to a light glaze to a tenth of an inch. * WHERE...All of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, southeast Missouri, and most of western Kentucky. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ Sunday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult and may become impossible at times. Extreme cold will exacerbate the danger. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions can be obtained by visiting www.weather.gov/pah/roads Persons should consider delaying all travel. Motorists should use extreme caution if travel is absolutely necessary. &&
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