GOOD EVENING, AND THANKS FOR JOINING US.
I'M JENNIFER MOULLIET, AND THIS IS EYEWITNESS NEWS AT SIX.
SEVERE WEATHER HAS POPPED UP IN PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA....
FOR MORE ON HOW THESE STORMS WILL PLAY OUT THROUGH THE EVENING... WE GO TO METEROLOGIST JOHN BOYER... JOHN.
TONIGHT... PARTLY CLOUDY AND MUGGY WITH SCATTERED STORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S.
MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE FOR STORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 100S, HEAT INDEX RANGING FROM 105-110. HEAT ADVISORY FOR ALL OF CENTRAL GEORGIA.
MONDAY NIGHT... PARTLY CLOUDY AND MUGGY WITH A CHANCE FOR STORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S.
WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON THESE STORMS THOUGHOUT THE SHOW... AND THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
IF YOU HAVEN'T REGISTERED TO VOTE YET.. YOU'VE ONLY GOT ONE DAY LEFT TO DO IT.
TOMORROW JULY SECOND IS THE CUT OFF FOR POTENTIAL VOTERS LOOKING TO VOTE IN THE JULY 31 GENERAL ELECTION... AND THE BIBB COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION ON AUGUST 21st.
YOU CAN REGISTER AT THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OFFICE... CITY HALL... ANY PUBLIC LIBRARY... OR ANY STATE OFFICE LIKE THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND CHILDRENS SERVICES.
YOU CAN ALSO GO ONLINE TO REGISTER... JUST VISIT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S WEBSITE AT
S-O-S--DOT GA--DOT GOV, SLASH ELECTIONS
A BOTCHED PASSING ATTEMPT ON HIGHWAY 242 IN SANDERSVILLE RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF A TENNILLE WOMAN.
WASHINGTON COUNTY DEPUTY CORONER MARK HODGES SAID 24-YEAR-OLD SHONDRICA WOMBLE WAS RIDING IN AN SUV WITH FIVE OTHERS... WHEN THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND RAN OFF THE ROAD WHILE TRYING TO GO AROUND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THEM.
WOMBLE DIED OF BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA.
THE OTHER FOUR PASSENGERS WERE TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL IN AUGUSTA.
HODGES SAID THE ONLY PERSON IN THE SUV WEARING A SEAT BELT WAS THE DRIVER.
HE SAID THE DRIVER WAS NOT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL.
AS YOU JUST HEARD... RECORD BREAKING HEAT FOR THE THIRD DAY IN A ROW...
THESE HIGH TEMPERATURES PUT MANY PEOPLE AT RISK FOR THINGS FROM HEAT EXAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE... TO DEHYDRATION.
MARK BANDY WITH MID GEORGIA AMBULANCE CAUTIONS EVERYONE TO BE MINDFUL OF THE DANGERS... AND TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE STAYING HYDRATED... ESPECIALLY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY.
SOME OTHER HELPFUL TIPS FROM THE GEORGIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY ON BEATING THE HEAT...
NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS ALONE IN CARS.
EXPERTS ALSO SAY TO WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY.... SPEND AS MUCH TIME INSIDE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON