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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Areas of southern Illinois along and south of Highway 13
and all of western Kentucky.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will develop across
southern Illinois and western Kentucky. Areas that see
thunderstorms could receive 1.5 to 3.0 inches of rain in just
one or two hours, with locally higher amounts up to 4 inches
possible.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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Beshear: Kentucky posting higher recent vaccination numbers

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Kentucky coronavirus
By Kenzie Dillow

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) � Gov. Andy Beshear says Kentucky’s vaccination rate against COVID-19 has taken an upward turn. It comes as the highly contagious delta variant caused the most reported coronavirus cases in months.

Since last Friday, he says more than 22,000 Kentuckians have received a dose of vaccine. Beshear says nearly 41,000 Kentuckians received the shot last week. That's about half the total number of vaccinations during a four-week stretch in July.

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Beshear said Monday that the state is headed in the right direction with its vaccination numbers for the first time in months. Kentucky reported more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases Monday.

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  •  for the latest information from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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  • for News 3 WSIL's latest coronavirus coverage.