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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

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

* WHAT...Daily heat index values of 100 to 107.

* WHERE...Portions 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.

* 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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National Weather Service: EF-4 tornado moved through portion of western Kentucky

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(WSIL) -- After several days of extensive surveying, the National Weather Service in Paducah, KY has determined a preliminary EF-4 tornado moved from Fulton County to Muhlenberg County. 

The tornado is being rated an EF-4 with estimated peak winds of 190 mph. The twister traveled 128 miles and the storm was a mile or more wide. 

western ky tornado

The tornado started at 8:56 p.m. five and a half miles southwest of Cayce, Kentucky. (The tornado may extend back into northwest TN, but that is still being analyzed at this time.)

The storm continued to travel through multiple counties until well after 11 p.m.

According to the National Weather Service Louisville, the tornado stopped in Breckinridge County, which saw at least EF-3 damage. 

A separate tornado traveled in the same direction, south of the first through Warren County and to Boyle County. The NWS Louisville says that tornado was rated an EF-2 and EF-3 in different locations. 

nws louisville tornado damage survey

Massive impacts along most of the tornado track. Worst damage found in the following locations: Cayce, Mayfield, north of Benton, south of Princeton, Dawson Springs, Barnsley and Bremen, and possibly others.

Additional details to follow as they become available.

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