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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

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

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 106.

* WHERE...All 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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Driver identified in deadly Makanda crash

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MAKANDA, Ill. -- Authorities release the name of the driver involved in a deadly crash in Jackson County over the weekend.

Jackson County Sheriff's Office responded to a traffic crash where a Ford F-250 ran off the roadway, hit a tree and caught on fire along US Highway 51 in rural Makanda.

The driver's name is Gabriel T. Shubert, 45 of Nashville, IL.

Information on the deadly crash comes from a press release from the Jackson County Sheriff's Office.

The crash happened on Saturday, April 1 at around 10:27 a.m. Shubert was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash which resulted in him being thrown from the vehicle.

He was found a short distance away from the truck and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash is being investigated by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit, the Jackson County Ambulance Service, the Jackson County Coroner's Office and Makanda Township Fire Department which assisted on the call.

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