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At 438 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles south of Forest City, or near Chesnee, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Gaffney, Cowpens, Mayo, Chesnee, Cowpens National Battlefield, USC Upstate, Boiling Springs SC, Mooresboro, Ellenboro, and Boiling Springs NC. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 435 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated clusters of thunderstorms with heavy rain and gusty wind to 45 to 50 mph over Scotland County moving, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Fayetteville, Laurinburg, Raeford, Fort Bragg, Maxton, Pope AFB, Antioch, Hope Mills, Spring Lake, and Eastover. This includes Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 61 and 41.

At 339 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 13 miles northwest of Purley to near Pittsburg, or extending from 16 miles southwest of Hagansport to near Pittsburg, moving northeast at 35 mph. While these storms have weakened in the last few minutes, a 54 mph wind gust was recorded on the south side of Lake Fork Reservoir in Eastern Rains County with these storms. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated.

At 239 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northwest of Lambert, or 25 miles south of Culbertson, moving north at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Poplar, Brockton, Sprole, Fort Kipp, and Enid. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 340 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Meridian, moving north at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Meridian, Collinsville, Marion, and Suqualena around 345 PM CDT. Daleville and Martin around 350 PM CDT. Meridian Station around 355 PM CDT.

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Southwest corner of Imperial County. * WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions, especially for larger vehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Light, unsecured objects may become airborne. A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of between 30 and 40 mph are expected, or wind gusts of between 40 and 58 mph. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Western Imperial County, and Imperial Valley. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 3 AM PDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions, especially for larger vehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Light, unsecured objects may become airborne. A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of between 30 and 40 mph are expected, or wind gusts of between 40 and 58 mph. Winds

At 402 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong showers with weak rotation 8 miles northwest of Harrodsburg, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Harrodsburg, Ballard, Burgin, Willisburg, Mackville, Oregon, Bondville, Dugansville, Talmage, and Riverview Estates. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 404 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Shady Dale, or 8 miles northeast of Monticello, moving north at 20 mph. HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, frequent cloud to ground lightning and heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light, unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially in poor drainage areas. Locations impacted include... Madison, Rutledge, Newborn, Shady Dale, Buckhead, Central Georgia

* WHAT...High wave action and dangerous currents expected at Lake Michigan beaches. Waves 4 to 7 ft expected. * WHERE...Lake IL, Northern Cook and Central Cook Counties. * WHEN...From Wednesday evening through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Swimming conditions will be life threatening, especially for inexperienced swimmers. For information on swim advisories or bans at Chicago beaches: www. cpdbeaches. com. Remain out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions