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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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Man airlifted to regional hospital in Franklin County crash

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FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. -- Officials airlifted one man out after a rollover crash in Franklin County on Thursday morning.

Craigory D. Alderson, 25, of Benton suffered "significant injuries" from the crash. Air Evacuation officials brought him to a regional hospital. 

Deputies responded to the crash around 2:10 a.m. on Thursday, June 20. Alderson's car was reportedly the only vehicle involved. Officials say his car rolled over on North Thompsonville Road near Akin Blacktop. 

Cave-Eastern Fire Department, Abbott-AMR and Air Evacuation helped the Franklin County Sheriff's Office with the crash. 

The investigation remains ongoing into Alderson's crash. 

This crash is separate from the one Wednesday night that sent six to the hospital.

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