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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...Gusty Thunderstorms with Small Hail and Cold Air Funnel Clouds
through Early Tonight...

Gusty thunderstorms capable of producing cold air funnel clouds
and small hail are forecast through early tonight. These cold air
funnels are developing underneath thunderstorms that are moving
across the area. Underneath these showers...spinning columns of
air that look like tornadoes may continue to develop. These
funnels usually are very brief and rarely touch the ground. If
these funnels do touch down...they most likely will not cause
damage to life or property.

Cold air funnels are due to very cool air aloft...warm moist air
near the ground...and are usually in association with a strong
area of low pressure in the upper levels of the atmosphere. Due to
little or no wind shear...they are usually weak and very brief.

Dangerous heat wave continues -- tracking a cooldown soon

  • Katie Melvin is the Weekend Evening Meteorologist. She's a recent UNC Charlotte graduate where she earned her BS in Meteorology and BA in Mass Media Communication Studies. If you have a weather related story idea, email her at [email protected].

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WSIL (Carterville) -- The relentless heat is continuing as we track highs back in the 90s. Cloud cover is keeping the temperatures a bit lower this afternoon, but humidity is still there. Dew points are driving heat indices above 110 degrees.  

hourly

We stay hot through the entire evening. If you do have any plans, continue to take caution with the amount of time to spend outdoors and stay hydrated. We stay very warm overnight, only falling into the mid 70s. 

excessive heat warning

The Excessive Heat Warning that's been hanging around all week has been extended through Friday night until 10 PM. Due to this, many local events have either been cancelled or pushed back so double check anything before you head out.

The Du Quoin State Fair Parade has been cancelled and most Friday night high school football games have been delayed until 8:30 PM. 

cool down

Once we make it to the weekend, cooler air finally ushers in. Saturday is still trending a bit warm and we could possibly see a Heat Advisory since heat indices stay above 100 degrees, but Sunday will feel much better. 

A cold front moves in a much cooler air mass dropping our temperatures back into the mid 80s and dew points will be in a comfortable low 50s. 

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Katie Melvin is the Weekend Evening Meteorologist. She's a recent UNC Charlotte graduate where she earned her BS in Meteorology and BA in Mass Media Communication Studies. If you have a weather related story idea, email her at [email protected].

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