Moderate

At 410 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 41<br /> miles north of Broken Bow, or 46 miles northwest of De Queen, moving<br /> south at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around<br /> unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...<br /> Sherwood, Mount Herman, Bethel, Smithville, Hochatown, Battiest,<br /> Watson, Pickens, Plunketville and Ringold.<br /> Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening<br />

* WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions<br /> expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Oswego county. * WHEN...From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions.<br /> Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions.

* WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions<br /> expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Erie county. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions.<br /> Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions.

At 349 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a cluster of strong<br /> thunderstorms along a line extending from near Talihina to 4 miles<br /> south of Muse to 5 miles east of Queen Wilhelmina State Park.<br /> Movement was south at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow<br /> around unsecured objects. Locations in or near the path include...<br /> Talihina... Albion...<br /> Octavia... Talimena State Park...<br />

* WHAT...Heat index values around 105 degrees expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, and<br /> central, north central, northwest, south central, southeast,<br /> southwest, and west central Mississippi. * WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat<br /> illnesses.<br /> Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of<br /> the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose<br />

A line of thunderstorms is sinking southeastward across southeast<br /> Missouri, southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, and western<br /> Kentucky early this morning. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph,<br /> torrential downpours, and frequent lightning can be expected.

At 332 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a cluster of strong<br /> thunderstorms 3 miles southeast of Kinta, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow<br /> around unsecured objects. Locations in or near the path include...<br /> Wilburton... Keota...<br /> Red Oak... Mccurtain...<br /> Fanshawe... Kinta...<br /> Mc Curtain... Lequire...<br />

At 333 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along<br /> a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Cardiff to near Morgan<br /> Springs. Movement was south at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around<br /> unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...<br /> Mena... Waldron...<br /> Beauchamp... Cardiff...<br /> Polk County Fairgrounds... Mena Intermountain Airport...<br />

* WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous<br /> swimming conditions expected. Piers may be heavily swamped by<br /> waves. * WHERE...Mason, Oceana, Muskegon, Ottawa, Allegan and Van Buren<br /> counties. * WHEN...Until noon EDT today. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water<br /> and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Westerly winds of 15 to 25 mph will build<br /> waves this morning into the 3 to 6 foot range. Dangerous waves<br />

* WHAT...Strong longshore currents in the surf zone. * WHERE...The beaches from Cape Hatteras to Surf City. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong longshore currents will create dangerous<br /> swimming conditions.<br /> Strong longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip<br /> currents, piers, jetties and other hazardous areas. In many<br /> cases, the longshore current is strong enough to prevent swimmers<br /> from being able to keep their feet on the bottom making it<br /> difficult to return to shore.