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* 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

At 904 PM EDT, surface obervations and doppler radar indicated an area of enhanced winds along and north of a batch of rain showers. The winds are expanding north across the Metro Detroit region and will conintue through 1000 PM EDT. 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... Warren, Ann Arbor, Livonia, Troy, Southfield, Taylor, St. Clair

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... West central Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 745 PM MDT. * At 709 PM MDT, an area of blowing dust was over Steins. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong winds up to 45 mph. SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * Interstate 10 between the Arizona border and Lordsburg. Locations impacted include... Steins, Road Forks, and Lordsburg Playa.

At 810 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Robert, or near Hammond, 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... Hammond and Robert. This includes Interstate 12 between mile markers 43 and 50. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 744 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Brodhead to Winslow. Movement was east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Strong winds could break small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Davis, Winslow, Rock City, Rock Grove, Oneco, Orangeville, Afolkey, and Lake Summerset. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 120 expected. * WHERE...Brooks, Jim Hogg, and Zapata Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.