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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1985

Page

10

Record heat fries Dixie across Deep South

The Deep South baked under a blistering heat wave with records set or tied in Savannah Macon Lakeland Jacksonville Athens Charleston Columbus and Orlando. Schools closed in Vicksburg and Warren County Mississippi and outdoor training halted at Parris Island Marine Corps Training Station as temperatures reached up to 108.6 degrees. A Savannah ER treated a barefoot burn and Lakeland issued a heat alert urging indoor activity to avoid heat stress.

Atlanta Dixie Deep South Gulf of Mexico Vicksburg Warren County Miss Parris Island Marine Corps Training Station Beaufort David Silcox Savannah Macon Lakeland Fla Jacksonville Athens Charleston S.C Columbus Orlando Hollywood Meridian Florida

Area Forecast Delivers Warm Humid Showers and Storms

Weather update shows cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms today and tonight, high in lower to mid 80s. Winds light and variable. Tomorrow with 70 percent rain chance, again warm and humid. Wednesday stays warm with 60 percent shower risk. Local records note 80 high, 67 low, 0.56 inches since Monday 7 a.m. Sunset 7:25 p.m. Sunrise 5:31 a.m.

Illinois farmers report ideal spring with near completion of plantings

CHAMPAIGN AP Farmers in Washington County report the most ideal spring with all corn planted and soybeans nearly finished. Illinois Crop Reporting Service says 98 percent of corn and 88 percent of beans are in the ground, well ahead of normal.

Champaign Washington County Ruth Hamleton Illinois Illinois Crop Reporting Service Charles Willman Randolph County

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