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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 100 to 107 expected.

* WHERE...Portions 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.

* 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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Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect for portions of Southeast Missouri & Southern Illinois

  • Katie Melvin is the Weekend Evening Meteorologist. She's a recent UNC Charlotte graduate where she earned her BS in Meteorology and BA in Mass Media Communication Studies. If you have a weather related story idea, email her at [email protected].

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ST Watch

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for several counties in Southeast Missouri.

The watch issued this afternoon includes Butler, Ripley, Carter, Reynolds, Iron, Wayne, Madison, Perry, Cape Girardeau, Scott, Stoddard, Bollinger and New Madrid counties in Missouri. It also includes Jefferson, Perry, Franklin, Reynolds, White and Hamilton Counties for Illinois.

The watch is in effect until 9 p.m. Monday night for SEMO and 11 p.m. Monday night for Southern Illinois. 

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Katie Melvin is the Weekend Evening Meteorologist. She's a recent UNC Charlotte graduate where she earned her BS in Meteorology and BA in Mass Media Communication Studies. If you have a weather related story idea, email her at [email protected].

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