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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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Leonard Crofford, WWII veteran and Pearl Harbor witness, turns 102

  • Anchor & Reporter

    Danny Valle anchors News 3 This Morning on Saturday and Sunday and reports Monday-Wednesday at News 3 WSIL.

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THOMPONSVILLE, Ill. (WSIL) -- On December 7, 1941 Leonard Crofford, then 20-years old, was 16 miles away from Pearl Harbor when an explosion sent him flying off his bed.

On April 16, 2023 Crofford calmly got out of bed to celebrate his 102nd birthday surrounded by family and friends. Crofford had a small party at his home in Thompsonville.

News 3 first met Crofford on his 100th birthday in 2021. Crofford opened up eight months later on the 80th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks that shot the U.S. into the middle of World War II.

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