SOUTHERN ILLINOIS — The extremely hot temperatures that the Southwest has been dealing with for weeks may be shifting our way this week.

90-plus-degree highs will envelop much of our listening area the first part of this week but will creep up until the end of the week when we should see triple-digit temps in our listening area. Rain chances are expected to be minimal throughout the week but humidity levels will still bring dangerously high heat indices.

Some strong winds were reported from thunderstorms that moved through Franklin County early this morning.

According to storm reports from the National Weather Service office in Paducah, wind gusts estimated at 55 mph, pea hail, and heavy rainfall were reported in West Frankfort.

A large tree limb was reported down on a home in Christopher.

There were also reports of power outages in Franklin County due to the storms.