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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /1 PM EDT/ TODAY TO
7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values 100 to 108 expected.

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

* WHEN...From noon CDT /1 PM EDT/ today to 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...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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2 dead after train hits car in Southeast Missouri

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By Danny Valle

HAYTI, Mo. (WSIL) -- Two people are dead after a train hit a vehicle Friday night in Hayti.

The train hit a Chevrolet Impala at around 5:41 p.m. and pushed it about 50 yards south of the Gettings Lane crossing. It came to rest upside down in a ditch, according to the Hayti Fire Department's Facebook .

The driver, Titusan Townsend, 52, of Columbia, died in the crash, along with his passenger Ricky Tillman, 51, of Kennett, according to the

The report says Townsend failed to yield at the railroad crossing. The investigation concluded at around 6:45 p.m.