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Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /1 PM EDT/ TODAY TO
7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values 100 to 108 expected.

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

* WHEN...From noon CDT /1 PM EDT/ today to 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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Ballard, Crittenden, McCracken County schools closed due to illness

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School, sick, covid, flu

(WSIL) -- Multiple school districts across western Kentucky are closed due to illnesses. 

All McCracken County Public Schools will be closed Friday and Monday due to high rates of flu among students and staff. 

In addition to preventing the spread of germs, the closure will also allow the custodial staff to thoroughly clean the buildings.

Crittenden County Schools are also closed on Friday and Monday due to widespread illness among students and staff. 

Friday will be a non-school day. Monday will be an NTI day, with students working from home on assignments that were sent home Thursday. Custodial staff will conduct a full deep clean of the school.

Ballard County schools announced on Wednesday they would be closed Thursday and Friday due to flu cases.Â