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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

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

* WHAT...Daily 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.

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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Laura victims may go weeks without power; deaths climb to 14

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LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) -- The death toll from Hurricane Laura has risen to at least 14, and hundreds of thousands of people across Louisiana are still without power or water.

Officials said Friday that those services could be knocked out for weeks or longer along parts of the Gulf Coast.

Laura made landfall as one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever hit the U.S.

Most of the deaths were from trees crashing into homes or from carbon monoxide poisoning tied to generators.

Meanwhile, the hurricane's remnants drifted north and threatened to bring flooding and tornadoes to Tennessee.

By MELINDA DESLATTE and STACEY PLAISANCE

Associated Press