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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values 100 to 107 expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 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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Electric Restored to Residents in Southern Illinois

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LAKE OF EGYPT, Ill. -- More than a thousand were out of power in southern Illinois on Sunday night and into Monday morning.

According to , hundreds were out of power in Johnson, Williamson and Jackson Counties on the night of June 16. Power to most of these customers have since been restored.

Southeastern Illinois Electric Cooperative reported 636 power outages in Johnson County and 552 out in Williamson County at around 10 p.m. on Sunday night.

Ameren reported 158 out of power in Jackson County as of 10:09 p.m.

Ozark Border Electric reported 47 out of power in Wayne County, Missouri, as of 10:20 p.m.

On Monday morning, only 13 Ameren electric customers remained out in Jackson County as of 8:58 a.m.

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