Expected

At 119 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm. 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Flower Pot, Cedar Mill and Cedar Bench Wilderness. This includes Interstate 17 between mile markers 271 and 284. Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.

At 421 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ocilla, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts around 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Douglas, Broxton, Ambrose, Nicholls, Pridgen, West Green, Snipesville, and Denton. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...High wave action and dangerous currents expected at Lake Michigan beaches. Waves 4 to 6 ft expected. * WHERE...Porter County. * WHEN...From 1 AM CDT Thursday through Thursday afternoon. * 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 wave action and dangerous currents expected at Lake Michigan beaches. Waves 5 to 8 ft expected. * WHERE...Lake IL, Northern Cook and Central Cook Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * 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

At 425 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles west of Moffitt Beach Campground, or 15 miles southwest of Speculator, moving northeast at 15 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... Speculator, Lake Pleasant, Moffitt Beach Campground, Lewey Lake Campground, Sled Harbor, Perkins Clearing, Rudeston, and West Canada Lakes.

* WHAT...For the first Heat Advisory, heat index values up to around 110. For the second Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 109 expected. * WHERE...In Oklahoma, Jefferson and Cotton Counties. In Texas, Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Knox, Wichita, and Wilbarger Counties. * WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 8 PM CDT this evening. For the second Heat Advisory, from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

* WHAT...For the first Heat Advisory, heat index values up to around 110. For the second Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 109 expected. * WHERE...In Oklahoma, Jefferson and Cotton Counties. In Texas, Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Knox, Wichita, and Wilbarger Counties. * WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 8 PM CDT this evening. For the second Heat Advisory, from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 110. * WHERE...Portions of central, northern, northwest, southern, southwest, and western Oklahoma and northern Texas. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening. * 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.

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 108 expected. * WHERE...Love County. * WHEN...From 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Thursday. * 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.

The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Red Flag Warning for thunderstorms and strong outflow winds, which is in effect from 1 PM to 10 PM PDT Thursday. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 420 Northern Sierra Front including Carson City, Douglas, Storey, Southern Washoe, Western Lyon, and Far Southern Lassen Counties, Fire Weather Zone 421 Southern Sierra Front including Alpine, Northern Mono, Southern Lyon, and Western Mineral Counties. * Thunderstorms...A mix of wet and dry thunderstorms Thursday