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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 155 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

ALEXANDER             FRANKLIN              JACKSON
JEFFERSON             JOHNSON               PERRY
PULASKI               UNION                 WILLIAMSON

IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY

IN WESTERN KENTUCKY

BALLARD

IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

BOLLINGER             BUTLER                CAPE GIRARDEAU
CARTER                MISSISSIPPI           NEW MADRID
PERRY                 RIPLEY                SCOTT
STODDARD              WAYNE

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLOOMFIELD, CAIRO, CAPE GIRARDEAU,
CARBONDALE, CHARLESTON, DONIPHAN, HERRIN, JACKSON, JONESBORO,
MARBLE HILL, MOUND CITY, MOUNT VERNON, MURPHYSBORO, NEW MADRID,
PERRYVILLE, PIEDMONT, PINCKNEYVILLE, POPLAR BLUFF, SIKESTON,
VAN BUREN, VIENNA, WEST FRANKFORT, AND WICKLIFFE.

Deputy injured in crash while responding to another call in southern Illinois

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CARMI, Ill. (WSIL) -- A deputy was injured after he was involved in a crash while responding to another call on Tuesday.

The White County Sheriff's Office said on March 11, at 5:21 p.m., one of their deputies, along with a White County ambulance, responded to a call involving an injured juvenile in relation to an ATV crash.

While responding to the call, the sheriff's office said the deputy collided with another vehicle in the area of Route 1 and County Road 1500, then ran off the road, went airborne and rolled over multiple times.

EMS, Carmi Police Department, Norris City Police Department, along with other members with the White County Sheriff's Office, responded to the scene.

The other vehicle had a driver and juvenile passenger. They were not reported to have any injuries.

The sheriff's office said the deputy was taken to Deaconess Hospital with injuries. Sheriff Jordan Weiss said the family informed him the deputy had a fractured collarbone, but was released from the hospital.

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