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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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3 dead, 1 critically injured after crash in western Kentucky

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GRAVES COUNTY, Ky. � A highway was shut down for hours after a crash which resulted in multiple deaths in western Kentucky.

The Graves County Sheriff’s Office first alerted the public of the crash affecting traffic at 8:20 p.m. Saturday night.

The incident happened along I-69 on the southbound side between KY 131 and US 45.

Five hours later, at 1:30 a.m., the sheriff’s office alerted the public that the roadway was back open.

Three people were reported dead in the crash with another critically injured and taken to an out-of-state hospital.

The identities of those in the crash have not been released at this time.

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