Moderate

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 7 PM EDT Thursday. * 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 707 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Havana, moving south at 30 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... Tallahassee, Tallahassee State College, Florida State University, Quincy, Havana, Midway, Florida A and M, Cairo, Whigham, Doak Campbell Stadium, Greensboro, Gretna, Attapulgus, Climax, Lake

At 606 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms from near Freddie Jones Field to near Faunsdale to near Uniontown. Movement was south at 20 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... Linden, Uniontown, Thomaston, Faunsdale, Dayton, Freddie Jones Field, Consul, Central Mills, Octagon, and Laneville. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 608 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Raleigh. These storms were nearly stationary. 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... Laurel, Ellisville, Magee, Bay Springs, Raleigh, Taylorsville, Soso, Mize, Sylvarena, Martinville, Moss, Stringer, Vernon, Hebron, and Center Ridge. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 507 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles northeast of Torrey, or 22 miles north of Capitol Reef National Park. This storm was nearly stationary. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of north central Wayne, southwestern Emery and southeastern Sevier Counties.

At 607 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Whatley to 9 miles northwest of Uriah. This storm was nearly stationary. 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... Grove Hill, Uriah, and Whatley. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 610 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Good Hope, or near Macomb, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Strong winds could break small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Macomb, Bushnell, Blandinsville, Good Hope, Prairie City, Bardolph, Sciota, Western Illinois University, Adair, New Philadelphia, Walnut

At 711 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Cross Creek, or 9 miles northwest of Citra. A strong thunderstorm was nearly stationary. HAZARD...Wind gusts around 40 mph and minor flooding due to heavy rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor flooding due to heavy rainfall is possible. Locations impacted include... Cross Creek, Micanopy, Reddick, McIntosh, and Flemington.

At 712 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles west of Noblesville, or 20 miles southeast of Frankfort, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 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... Carmel, Noblesville, Westfield, Cicero, Sheridan, and Morse Reservoir.

At 713 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Boston, or 7 miles east of Thomasville, moving southeast at 15 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... Monticello, Thomasville, Cairo, Quitman, Boston, Ochlocknee, Pavo, Coolidge, Barwick, Alma, Dillon, Everett, Pinetta, Miccosukee, Merrillville, Drifton, Lovett, Empress, Brooks Co A/p, and Hanson.