Moderate

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 105 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Arkansas and northeast Oklahoma. * WHEN...From 1 PM to 7 PM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses are possible especially impacting those not acclimated to the conditions or those performing strenuous activities. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 108 expected. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Illinois and central, east central, and southeast Missouri. * WHEN...From noon to 10 PM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances. Take extra precautions if you work or spend time

At 1105 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 2 miles east of Gateway to 4 miles southwest of Garfield to 2 miles northeast of Bella Vista. Movement was east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations in or near the path include... Rogers... Bentonville... Bella Vista... Eureka Springs...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...North Central Oregon. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 5 PM 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.

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Oregon, Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon. In Washington, Kittitas Valley. * WHEN...From 8 AM to 11 PM 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.

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington, Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon, and Simcoe Highlands. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 11 PM 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.

At 1122 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Minier, or 15 miles southeast of Morton, moving north at 35 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... Normal, Eureka, Washington, Mackinaw, Hudson, Atlanta, Minier, Danvers, Hopedale, Goodfield, McLean, Deer Creek, Stanford, Carlock, Congerville, Armington, and Kappa. This includes the following highways...

At 1047 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 3 miles west of Seligman to 4 miles southeast of Pea Ridge to near Bella Vista. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations in or near the path include... Rogers... Bentonville... Bella Vista... Eureka Springs...

At 1026 AM CDT, broadcast media reported a strong thunderstorm over Williamsville, or 9 miles east of Athens, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Broadcast media. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Springfield, Lincoln, Athens, Sherman, Riverton, Mount Pulaski, Williamsville, Illiopolis, Greenview, Mechanicsburg, Dawson, Buffalo, Elkhart, Latham, Middletown, New Holland, Chestnut, Cornland,

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches north of Cape Hatteras. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which will occur around 8:00 PM Monday. Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If tired,