Expected

At 154 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Holly Pond, or near Blountsville, moving northeast 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... Holly Pond, Baileyton, Walter, and Joppa. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to

At 253 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Norman Park to near Nashville. Movement was north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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... Tifton, Nashville, Adel, Moultrie, Sparks, Enigma, Omega, Norman

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

At 223 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Dawson, moving north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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... Dawson, Sasser, Bronwood, Parrott, Dawson Municipal A/P, Bridges Crossroad, Oakville, Herod, Chickasawhatchee, Yeomans, and Olivers Mill.

At 224 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles southwest of Carnesville, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Carnesville, Royston, Reed Creek, Lavonia, Gumlog, Canon, Franklin Springs, Bowersville, Martin, and Avalon.

At 229 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lenoir City, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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... Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Lenoir City, Loudon, Farragut, Oliver Springs, Louisville, Karns, and Tellico Village. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Kings (Brooklyn), Southwest Suffolk, Southeast Suffolk, Southern Queens and Southern Nassau Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone. Anyone visiting the beaches should stay out of the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. If you enter the surf zone, always have a flotation device with

* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 4 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Sheboygan and Ozaukee Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible.

* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 4 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible.