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* WHAT...Heat index values up to 106 expected. * WHERE...Cumberland, Harnett, Sampson, and Wayne Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 106 expected. * WHERE...Much of the Sandhills, eastern Piedmont, and Coastal Plain of central North Carolina. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

At 1217 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near East Lake, or near Holiday, moving south at 15 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... Clearwater, New Port Richey, Lutz, Holiday, Hudson, Palm Harbor, New Port Richey East, Beacon Square, Keystone, Greater Northdale, East Lake, Jasmine Estates, Land O Lakes, Citrus Park, Lake Magdalene,

At 1118 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Branch, or near Charleston, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Paris... Magazine... Subiaco... Ratcliff... Blue Mountain... Mount Magazine... Caulksville... Carbon City...

At 1124 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over Ratcliff, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations in or near the path include... Branch... Ratcliff... Caulksville... Etna... Peter Pender... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 1129 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles northwest of Dixon Springs, or 10 miles east of Vienna, moving east at 40 mph. 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... Rosiclare, Golconda, Joy, Dixon Springs, Elizabethtown, Eddyville, Carrsville and Karbers Ridge.

At 1100 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 5 miles north of Charleston, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations in or near the path include... Charleston... Altus... Branch... Denning... Wiederkehr Village... Caulksville... Etna... Alix...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected. * WHERE...Portions of southwest and west central Florida. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 7 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Dust Advisory for... Maricopa County in south central Arizona... Pinal County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 1015 PM MST. * At 845 PM MST, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Florence Junction to near Magma to near Olberg, moving northwest at 25 mph. HAZARD...Less than one mile visibility with strong wind in excess of 40 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Hazardous travel. * This includes the following highways...

* WHAT...Temperatures up to 109 expected. * WHERE...The far southeastern Texas Panhandle and the Rolling Plains. * WHEN...From 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.