Moderate

* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph expected with gusts up to 35 mph possible. * WHERE...A portion of central California. * WHEN...Until 2 AM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Winds have decreased across area lakes and the Lake Wind Advisory has been allowed to expire.

A cold front is moving through the area this evening and tonight, bringing wind gusts up to 45 mph and localized blowing dust to the Snake Plain, Malheur County, and SW Idaho Highlands. The strongest gusts taper off around midnight as precipitation increases. Gusts in highlands and ridgelines remain elevated overnight

At 727 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Denver City, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Seagraves and Higginbotham. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 729 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles north of Locketville, or 7 miles southeast of Levelland, moving east at 10 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... Levelland, Smyer, and Ropesville. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 640 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles northeast of Antioch, or 23 miles northeast of Alliance, moving northeast at 35 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... Diamond Lake, Smith Lake State Wildlife Management Area, Highway 250 crossing the Niobrara River, Billys Lake, and Argo Hill.

At 700 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles north of Locketville, or 8 miles southeast of Levelland, moving east at 10 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... Smyer and Ropesville. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 713 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles southeast of Groom, or 16 miles north of Clarendon, moving northeast at 15 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. Locations impacted include... Lake Mcclellan. This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 114 and 133.

At 525 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles west of Veteran, or 21 miles southwest of Torrington, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Yoder and Veteran. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 626 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Fort Mc Coy to 10 miles northeast of Tomah. Movement was north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Millston around 640 PM CDT. Hatfield around 720 PM CDT. Shortville around 735 PM CDT. Neillsville around 745 PM CDT.