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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

STATEMENT TEXT

...Cold air funnels will be possible...

Cold air funnels are expected today. These cold air funnels are
developing underneath a few showers that are moving across the
area. Underneath these showers...spinning columns of air that look
like tornadoes may continue to develop. These funnels usually are
very brief and rarely touch the ground. If these funnels do touch
down...they most likely will not cause damage to life or
property.

Cold air funnels are due to very cool air aloft...warm moist air
near the ground...and are usually in association with a strong
area of low pressure in the upper levels of the atmosphere. Due to
little or no wind shear...they are usually weak and very brief.

Students come together to clean up cemetery

  • Brooke Schlyer is the midday producer and co-anchor. She also reports for the 4 p.m. newscast. 

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Students clean up a cemetery in Carbondale

CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS (WSIL) -- Despite the weekend's wet weather, students braved the rain to give back to the community. 

More than 30 volunteers were out as drops fell Saturday afternoon, cleaning veterans' headstones at Woodlawn Cemetery in Carbondale. 

Carbondale High School Key Club and Student Council members, joined SIU Air Force and Army ROTC members in cleaning the grave sites.

Tim Gehler, who coordinated the effort, says they weren't going to let the elements damper the project. 

"No matter what we're gonna come out here and do what we can for the community," he explains. " Well the way we see it, our job as ROTC Cadets is to give back to those who serve before us and to help our community, and this is one of the great ways to do it." 

Overall, the group cleaned more than 50 headstones with most belonging to Civil War veterans.Â