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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

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

* WHAT...Heat index values 100 to 109 expected.

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

* WHEN...From noon CDT /1 PM EDT/ Saturday 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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Northern Lights to be viewed across the region on Sunday night

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Northern Lights
Mike Mohundro

CARTERVILLE, Ill. (WSIL) -- The Northern Lights, otherwise known as the Aurora Borealis, should be visible for most people using their cameras and possibly with the naked eye on Sunday night.

This is due to a halo coronal mass ejections (CME) which hit the Earth's magnetic field on June 1, at 5:42 UTC, according to .

This has caused a severe geomagnetic storm to impact a large portion of the United States, including areas in the southern portion of the United States.

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