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Heat advisory remains in effect to the south

(3:48 a.m. Thursday announcement)

[August 09, 2007] The National Weather Service in Lincoln has canceled the heat advisory for the counties of Logan, DeWitt, Piatt, Champaign, Vermilion, Cass, Menard, Scott, Morgan, Sangamon, Christian and Macon, including the cities of Lincoln, Champaign, Urbana, Danville, Jacksonville, Springfield, Taylorville and Decatur.

A weak cool front is expected to move across the area Thursday bringing cloud cover and the threat for scattered thunderstorms. As a result, temperatures will be held down some Thursday, at least in comparison with the past several days when temperatures soared well into the 90s. Afternoon highs Thursday will be in the upper 80s to lower 90s, with slightly more tolerable humidity levels.

A heat advisory remains in effect until 7 p.m. Thursday for the counties of Moultrie, Douglas, Coles, Edgar, Shelby, Cumberland, Clark, Effingham, Jasper, Crawford, Clay, Richland and Lawrence, including the cities of Charleston, Mattoon, Shelbyville, Effingham, Flora and Lawrenceville.

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Hot and humid weather will continue to hold across central and southeast Illinois through Thursday afternoon, with heat index values around 105. A cool front will move across the area later Thursday afternoon, and that may bring some temporary relief from the heat and humidity as we head into Friday and the weekend.

A heat advisory means that a period of hot temperatures is expected. The combination of high temperature and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. Drink plenty of water, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on neighbors and the elderly. Never leave pets or children unattended in parked vehicles.

[Text from announcement received from the Emergency Email Network]

Heat advisory in effect until 7 p.m. Thursday

(9:35 a.m. Wednesday announcement)

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[August 08, 2007] A heat advisory remains in effect until 7 p.m. Thursday for the counties of Knox, Stark, Peoria, Marshall, Woodford, Fulton, Tazewell, McLean, Schuyler, Mason, Logan, DeWitt, Piatt, Champaign, Vermilion, Cass, Menard, Scott, Morgan, Sangamon, Christian, Macon, Moultrie, Douglas, Coles, Edgar, Shelby, Cumberland, Clark, Effingham, Jasper, Crawford, Clay, Richland and Lawrence, including the cities of Galesburg, Peoria, Bloomington, Normal, Havana, Lincoln, Champaign, Urbana, Danville, Jacksonville, Springfield, Taylorville, Decatur, Charleston, Mattoon, Shelbyville, Effingham, Flora and Lawrenceville.

Hot and humid weather will continue to hold across central and southeast Illinois through Thursday. Afternoon heat index values from 103 to 109 can once again be expected both Wednesday and Thursday. Nighttime low temperatures in the middle to upper 70s will provide little relief since the atmosphere will remain very muggy. A cool front will move across the area later on Thursday, and that may bring some temporary relief from the heat and humidity as we move into Friday and the weekend.

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