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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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Dangerous cold continues across the area!

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Temperatures

CARTERVILLE Ill. (WSIL) -- Tonight: Bitterly cold air continues across the area. This is dangerous cold for any skin that is exposed for a long duration. Winds could pick up again tonight so a cold weather advisory has been put into effect again. Temperatures will once again feel like they are in the negative values. 

Tomorrow: Coldest day of this period will be tomorrow. Highs look to not get above 14 or 15 degrees. Very dangerous cold and it could burst pipes if you aren't leaving a faucet dripping and you house a little warmer than usual. 

Tomorrow night: More single digit temperatures expected and a potential for another cold weather advisory. Regardless, another night where you should bundle up and maintain cold weather preventative measures. 

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