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Weather Alert

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

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

* WHERE...All 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.

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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5-year-old girl dies after vehicle crash in Ripley County

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OXLY, Mo. -- A 5-year-old girl died after a vehicle crash in Ripley County on Saturday.

Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) reported the crash happened at 5:05 p.m. on County Road N-2 roughly five miles south of Oxly.

Authorities said a 1998 Toyota Tacoma, driven by Bryan Childers, 34 of Doniphan, was going south when the vehicle went off of the road, hit an embankment and then overturned.

A 5-year-old passenger was in the vehicle at the time of the crash. MSHP said she did not have a safety device on. She was pronounced dead at the scene by a deputy coroner and was taken to the Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan.

Missouri State Highway Patrol said this is the 48th fatality involving a crash for the Troop E region.

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