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Extreme Heat Warning
| Severity: | Severe |
| Status: | Actual |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Effective: | July 21, 2026, 4:38 pm |
| Expires: | July 22, 2026, 4:45 pm |
| Area: | Vernon; Rapides; Avoyelles; Beauregard; Allen; Evangeline; St. Landry; Lafayette; Upper St. Martin; Lower St. Martin; West Cameron; East Cameron; Northern Calcasieu; Northern Jefferson Davis; Northern Acadia; Upper Vermilion; Upper Iberia; Upper St. Mary; Southern Calcasieu; Southern Jefferson Davis; Southern Acadia; Lower Vermilion; Lower Iberia; Lower St. Mary; Tyler; Hardin; Northern Jasper; Northern Newton; Southern Jasper; Southern Newton; Upper Jefferson; Northern Orange; Lower Jefferson; Southern Orange |
| Sender: | NWS Lake Charles LA |
WHAT: For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 113nexpected. For the Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditionsnwith heat index values up to 117 expected.
WHERE: Portions of central, south central, southwest, and westncentral Louisiana and southeast Texas.
WHEN: For the Heat Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this evening. For the Extreme Heat Warning, from 10 AM to 8 PM CDT Wednesday.
IMPACTS: Heat related illnesses increase significantly duringnextreme heat and high humidity events. Hot temperatures and highnhumidity may cause heat illnesses.
Instructions:
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out ofnthe sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.nnDo not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Carninteriors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.nnMonitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out ofnthe sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.nnDo not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Carninteriors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.nnMonitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.
