Expected

Temperatures will continue to cool this evening, reducing the threat for heat related illness. Therefore, the Extreme Heat Warning will expire at 8 PM.

...The National Weather Service in Quad Cities IA IL has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Iowa... Skunk River at Augusta affecting Lee, Henry IA and Des Moines Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Skunk River at Augusta. * WHEN...From Thursday afternoon to early Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Water overflows the south river bank near the Perkins Road bridge at Augusta. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 12.1 feet and rising rapidly.

At 715 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an outflow boundary with isolated thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles northwest of Steins to 5 miles north of Columbus. Movement was south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Areas of blowing dust will reduce visibilities to under a mile at times. Many areas will see little to no rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...

At 720 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking thunderstorm outflow near Mission Valley, moving east at 30 mph. Most areas will see little to no rain with the wind gusts. 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... East El Paso, Central El Paso, Far East El Paso, Mission Valley, Horizon City, Clint, San Elizario, Socorro, Sparks, and Colonia del Paso.

At 820 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers capable of producing funnel clouds near Shopton, or 12 miles northeast of Meadville, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Funnel clouds and wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Southeastern Montgomery, Tuskegee, Notasulga, Milstead, Pike Road,

At 823 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Big Bend to near Potter Lake to near East Troy. Movement was east at 40 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... Union Grove, Wind Lake, Rochester, Yorkville, Waterford North, Browns Lake, Eagle Lake, Burlington, Waterford, Honey Creek, Kansasville, and North Cape.

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Ohio, Lucas, Ottawa, Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...From 8 PM EDT this evening through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

...The National Weather Service in Quad Cities IA IL has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Illinois... La Moine River at Colmar affecting Hancock and McDonough Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...La Moine River at Colmar. * WHEN...From late tonight to late Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 22.5 feet, Water affects lower roads around Birmingham. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 18.4 feet and rising rapidly.

* WHAT...Abnormally low water levels expected. * WHERE...The open waters of Lake Erie from Maumee Bay to Vermilion OH. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 4 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Below normal water levels will result in hazardous navigating conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS....Southwest winds 25 to 30 knots may cause water levels in the western basin of Lake Erie to drop near or below the critical mark for safe navigation which is 13 inches above low water datum.

* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, southwest winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots and waves 2 to 5 feet expected. For the Low Water Advisory, abnormally low water levels expected. * WHERE...The nearshore waters of Lake Erie from Maumee Bay to Vermilion OH. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, from 8 PM this evening to 8 PM EDT Thursday. For the Low Water Advisory, from 4 AM to 4 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. Below