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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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Northeast U.S. and Canada set to see “Ring of Fire� solar eclipse

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WSIL � Thursday morning, the Sun, the Moon, and Earth will form a straight line in space producing a solar eclipse in parts of North America.

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Often, this set up produces a total eclipse, but this time, the Moon will be too far from Earth to completely cover the Sun's rays. As a result, a large portion of North America will experience an annular eclipse.

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In a total solar eclipse, the Sun's rays are entirely shadowed by the moon, but during an annular eclipse, a ring of the Sun’s light is still visible around the Moon.

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If you want to see the annular solar eclipse at it's maximum, you'll have to be near Lake Superior in Canada Thursday morning. A sliver of Canada, the Artic, and northeast Russia get to see the maximum eclipse. A hefty swath of North America gets to see 80% or more. New England, Pennsylvania, New York, and northern Alaska see most of the sun blocked after sunrise.

Unfortunately, our region is just to the south and west of even a partial eclipse.

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While we will not see this solar eclipse, another total solar eclipse will transverse our region in 2024!