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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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Police present in Carbondale due to traffic stop

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Police presence in Carbondale

UPDATE -- JUNE 27 -- 7:40 a.m. -- Illinois State Police have revealed the presence in Carbondale from Thursday night was due to a traffic stop. 

A representative with the department said officers stopped a car in the 500-block of South Illinois Avenue at about 6:45 p.m. The driver was reportedly cited for lacking a valid driver's license. 

A passenger in the car managed to drive the car home after the stop. 

Police say no other situations occurred in the area at that time. 

ORGINAL STORY -- JUNE 27 -- 8:14 p.m. -- CARBONDALE, Ill. -- A large police presence was in Carbondale on Thursday evening.

Multiple police units, including several Illinois State Police troopers, were on scene in the 500-block of South Illinois Avenue.

This was around 7 p.m. on June 27.

We have a request in with Illinois State Police for more information and will pass along as we learn more.

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