Expected

* WHAT...West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * WHERE...Kern River Valley. * WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...The following counties, in west central Ohio, Clark, Greene, Miami, Montgomery and Preble. * WHEN...Until 600 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 154 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible.

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Western Millard and Juab Counties and Southwest Utah. * WHEN...Until 7 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 and vehicles with trailers. Use extra caution.

At 155 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles south of Newport, or near Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, moving east at 20 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... Smoky Mountains-Cataloochee, Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain, Waterville, and Fines Creek.

At 138 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles east of Marshall, or near Mars Hill, moving east at 10 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... Mars Hill, Flat Creek, and Barnardsville. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...North Central Roane County in central West Virginia... North Central Braxton County in north central West Virginia... Calhoun County in north central West Virginia... Gilmer County in north central West Virginia... Barbour County in northeastern West Virginia... North Central Randolph County in northeastern West Virginia... Northern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia...

At 139 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Elloree, or 10 miles east of Brookdale, moving northeast at 45 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Marion Should Seek Safe Harbor... HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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... Sumter, Manning, South Sumter, Summerton, Elloree, Alcolu, Santee

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 494 Henry Mountains and Fire Weather Zone 498 Grand Staircase. * WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph developing both Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Winds diminishing after sunset each evening. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8-10 percent both Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Overnight RH recovery 25-35 percent. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.

At 142 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles north of Louisa to 9 miles northwest of Boswells Tavern. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small trees and blow around unsecured objects. Wind impacting handling of high profile vehicles. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Boswells Tavern around 145 PM EDT. Louisa around 155 PM EDT.

At 102 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Perry State Forest, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... New Lexington, Perry State Forest, Crooksville, Rendville, and Eagleport. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.