# HEADLINE
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HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY
# DETAILS
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WHAT
Heat index values on Friday as high as the 100 to 108 range.
WHERE
Portions of east central, northeast, south central, and southeast Kentucky.
WHEN
Until 8 PM EDT Friday.
IMPACTS
Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
Low temperatures around 70 to the lower 70s will provide only limited relief from the daytime heat.
ISSUED AT
Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM EDT
ISSUED BY
National Weather Service Jackson KY
HEADER
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
# PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
# AREAS AFFECTED
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Elliott, Jackson, Owsley, Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, McCreary, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe
Including the cities of Whitley City, Campton, West Liberty, Coal Run, Beattyville, Mount Sterling, Morehead, Brodhead, Sandy Hook, Ravenna, Camargo, Cumberland, Hyden, Prestonsburg, Williamsburg, Burnside, Somerset, Corbin, Manchester, Whitesburg, Monticello, Pineville, Frenchburg, London, Inez, Salyersville, Booneville, Owingsville, Clay City, Pikeville, Middlesboro, Hindman, Pippa Passes, Paintsville, Elkhorn City, Stearns, Mount Vernon, Annville, Jenkins, Jackson, Stanton, South Williamson, Harlan, Irvine, Hazard, Wheelwright, Flemingsburg, Jeffersonville, McKee, and Barbourville