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🌱 Eureka under tornado watch tonight—are you ready to take shelter?
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- Eureka under tornado watch tonight—are you ready to take shelter?
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- Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
- Sunday: Clouds breaking; less humid, with a high of 72 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Midday Airport Live Hits (newschannel20.com) — Eureka is under a Tornado Watch until 9 p.m. tonight as storms sweep across central Illinois, with nearby counties also facing a Flash Flood Warning until 11 p.m. Heavy rain, flooded roads, and rapidly rising creeks are possible, so residents should stay weather-aware, avoid driving through high water, and be ready to move to shelter if warnings are issued. 
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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