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Weather Alert

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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7 earthquakes hit region on Monday morning, one felt 150 miles away, USGS reports

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WVT: Waverly, Tennessee
Streckeisen STS-6A VBB Seismometer, WVT: Waverly, Tennessee

MARSTON, Mo. (WSIL) -- A total of seven earthquakes have hit the area on Monday morning.

The United State Geological Survey (USGS) recorded six quakes hitting in southeast Missouri and another one hitting in Lake County, Tennessee.

The quakes range from a 1.8 magnitude to a 3.0 magnitude.

Below is a list of the earthquakes in order of time according to the USGS...

December 9, 12:50 a.m.

  • Magnitude 2.0
  • Roughly 4 miles east-southeast of Hayward, Missouri.
  • Depth is 7.5 miles

December 9, 12:27 a.m.

  • Magnitude 3.0
  • 2.5 miles west of Howardville
  • Depth is 5 miles
  • This earthquake had six people who claimed they felt shaking. Two people from Lilbourn, one from Marston, one from Portageville, one from Macedonia and another from Evansville, Indiana, which is roughly 150 miles away.

December 9, 4:27 a.m.

  • Magnitude 2.1
  • 2.5 miles west of Howardville
  • Depth is 5 miles

December 9, 5:31 a.m.

  • Magnitude 1.8
  • 1 mile south-southwest of Ridgely, Tennessee
  • Depth is 5 miles

December 9, 6:25 a.m.

  • Magnitude 1.9
  • 2.5 miles west-southwest of Howardville
  • Depth is near 5 miles

December 9, 7:30 a.m.

  • Magnitude 2.2
  • Less than 1 miles north of Marston
  • Depth is 5 miles

December 9, 8:50 a.m.

  • Magnitude 2.2
  • 5 miles east-southeast of Matthews, Missouri
  • Depth is 12 miles

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