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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Daily heat index values of 100 to 107.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ Friday.

* IMPACTS...Prolonged exposure to hot temperatures and high humidity
may cause heat illnesses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The first prolonged stretch of heat and
humidity of the season will amplify health impacts. Health impacts
will build with each successive day in the heat and humidity.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

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Dangerous cold today and tomorrow

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WSIL(Carterville, Ill.) -- This morning, we are tracking temperatures that are down right cold across most of the region. Temperatures for most of us are in the single digits across the region. The warmest locations are in our southern counties across southeastern Missouri, and northwestern Tennessee, where temperatures are around 10 degrees. Wind chills are even colder, with most places reporting windchill values between 0 to 5 degrees. 

For these cold temperatures, we are tracking a Cold Weather Advisory that is in place between now and 12 PM this afternoon. Temperatures will continue to remain cold through the entire day with highs likely only reaching the mid to upper teens to lower 20s across our southern counties. Wind chills today will likely remain in the lower teens to single digits for most spots. 

Skies today will remain mostly sunny thanks to an area of high pressure of high pressure that will be with us all day. Overnight, a few clouds will pass through the region, but no precipitation is expected. Temperatures tomorrow will be even colder, with morning lows expected to once again drop into the lower single digits, with sub-zero wind chills expected. 

Skies will be mostly sunny tomorrow, but temperatures will remain very cold, with highs expected to only be in the low to mid teens tomorrow, with wind chills expected to be in the single digits.Â