Expected

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Buffalo, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Sully, Faulk, Potter, Walworth, and Spink Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE...Jones, Lyman, and Stanley Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

* WHAT...Up to one foot of inundation above ground level expected in low lying areas due to tidal flooding. * WHERE...Shoreline in Anne Arundel County. * WHEN...From 5 AM to 1 PM EDT Thursday, especially around the time of high tide. * IMPACTS...At 3.2 feet, water begins to approach businesses on Dock Street in Annapolis. The City Dock parking lot is flooded. Compromise Street is flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Tides one and a half to two feet above normal. The next high tide at Annapolis U.S. Naval Academy is at

* WHAT...Up to one foot of inundation above ground level expected in low lying areas due to tidal flooding. * WHERE...Shoreline in Southeast Harford County. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 4 PM EDT Thursday, especially around the time of high tide. * IMPACTS...At 4.5 feet, portions of the Havre de Grace Yacht Basin are flooded, along with Hutchins Park. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Tides one and a half to two feet above normal. The next high tide at Havre de Grace is at 12:54 AM and 12:51 PM.

* WHAT...High waves and dangerous currents expected. * WHERE...Beaches along Kewaunee and Manitowoc Counties. * WHEN...From 3 PM CDT this afternoon through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected. Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Several beaches that will be most susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include... Cresent Beach and City of Kewaunee Beach in Kewaunee County.

* WHAT...Minor lakeshore flooding expected. * WHERE...Lake Ontario shore of Oswego and Jefferson counties. Water rises are also possible along the upper Saint Lawrence River in the Thousand Islands region. * WHEN...From 2 PM Thursday to 8 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...The combination of high lake levels and significant wave action may result in minor lakeshore flooding along the immediate lakeshore, especially in bays, inlets, harbors, and other low lying areas along the shoreline. Shoreline erosion

At 149 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Abbeville to 7 miles southeast of Blue Springs to 7 miles southwest of Blue Springs State Park. Movement was northeast at 30 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... Clio, Louisville, Blue Springs, Tyler Crossroads, Osco, Texasville,

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Dunklin, Clay, Greene, Craighead, Mississippi, Pemiscot, and Lake. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * 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.

Dry, hot, and breezy conditions are expected Thursday. The ongoing drought has led to abnormally dry dead surface fuels across the region. Minimum RH values of 30 to 40%, with wind gusts to 20 to 30 mph and afternoon highs in the mid to upper 90s ahead of an approaching cold front will lead to an increased fire danger across northeast North Carolina Thursday afternoon. Dry grasses, dead leaves, and other tree litter could easily ignite and spread fire quickly. People in this area are urged to

* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...The lower Cape Fear River including downtown Wilmington. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 3 AM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...The lowest portions of USS North Carolina Road and Battleship Road begin to observe minor coastal flooding. Water begins to spread out of storm drains onto Water Street just south of Market Street in downtown Wilmington.