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Weather Alert

...Gusty Thunderstorms with Small Hail and Cold Air Funnel Clouds
through Early Tonight...

Gusty thunderstorms capable of producing cold air funnel clouds
and small hail are forecast through early tonight. These cold air
funnels are developing underneath thunderstorms 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.

Senior woman hospitalized after crash in Ava

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By Mandy Robertson

JACKSON COUNTY, Ill. -- A senior woman was brought to the hospital on June 6 after a crash involving two cars. 

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene around 9:38 p.m. on the 6th. The wreck occurred at the intersection of Highway 4 and Inman Road in Ava. 

According to the sheriff's office, deputies found evidence at the scene they used to develop the following estimation of the crash's events.

Officials believe Joy Kiehna, 71, of Steeville, drove a silver 2023 Ford Explorer to the stop sign on Inman Road. When Kiehna pulled away from the stop, she allegedly intersected into the path of Tyler Fowlkes, 18, of Pinckneyville, who drove a 2019 GMC Pickup truck. 

Officials brought Kiehna to a local hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening. Officials say Fowlkes and his passengers did not suffer any injuries. 

Each of the vehicles required towing away from the scene. 

The Jackson County Ambulance Service plus the Ava and Campbell Hill Fire Departments also responded to the scene. 

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