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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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57-year-old man dead after crash in Dunklin County

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Crash

KENNETT, Mo. -- A man is dead after a two vehicle crash in Dunklin County on Wednesday.

Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to an accident occurring at 11:11 a.m. on Wednesday at US Highway 412 and Highway NN about four miles east of Kennett.

According to a crash report by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Shane Hillhouse, 50, of Kennett, was driving a 2020 International when he failed to yield to a 2022 Peterbilt vehicle driven by Kevin Nelson, 57, of Holcomb.

Nelson was pronounced dead at the Pemiscot County Memorial Hospital by Dr. Joseph Kulpeksa at 1:06 p.m.

MSHP reports this is the 27th fatality for the Troop E area.

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