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At 431 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pilot Mountain, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Pilot Mountain... Francisco... Sandy Ridge... Woodville... Pinnacle... Collinstown... and Hanging Rock State Park.

At 235 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Delta 1 Launch Facility, or 21 miles southwest of Philip, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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. Locations impacted include... Cottonwood and Delta 1 Launch Facility. This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 119 and 130.

At 437 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm over Orangetree, or near Golden Gate Estates. This storm was nearly stationary. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Golden Gate Estates, Ave Maria, Orangetree, Big Corkscrew Island,

At 439 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Lula, or 7 miles northeast of Gainesville, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, pea sized hail and frequent cloud to ground lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light, unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Gainesville, Homer, Lula, Clermont, Gillsville, Mossy Creek, Murrayville, and Hollingsworth. People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear

At 241 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 24 miles south of Las Animas to 14 miles southeast of Higbee. Movement was northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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. These storms will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Las Animas and southwestern Bent Counties.

At 342 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms capable of producing funnel clouds along a line extending from near Crossroads to near Pearl River. Movement was east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Funnel clouds and winds in excess of 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...If a funnel cloud briefly touches down, minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...

* WHAT...High waves of 3 to 6 feet and dangerous currents occuring at Lake Michigan beaches. * WHERE...Lake IN and Porter Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Swimming conditions will be life threatening, especially for inexperienced swimmers. Remain out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions and do not venture out onto piers, jetties, breakwalls, or other shoreline structures.

* WHAT...High waves of 3 to 6 feet and dangerous currents occuring at Lake Michigan beaches. * WHERE...Lake IL, Northern Cook and Central Cook Counties. * WHEN...Through Saturday afternoon. * 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 and do not venture out onto piers, jetties, breakwalls, or other shoreline structures.

At 302 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ft Lancaster, or 7 miles east of Sheffield, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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. Locations impacted include... Ft Lancaster, The Intersection Of I-10 And Highway 290, and I-10 Near The Crockett-Pecos County Line.

At 202 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northeast of Lingle, or 13 miles northwest of Torrington, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Hwy 85 At Dry Rawhide Creek. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.