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At 648 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles southwest of Marathon, or 27 miles southeast of Alpine. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 5 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Sheboygan, Ozaukee and Milwaukee Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * 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.

At 651 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Byers to near Kinsley. Movement was north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Macksville, Belpre, and Dillwyn around 655 PM CDT. Garfield and Zook around 700 PM CDT.

At 752 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Gate City, moving southeast at 10 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Kingsport, Gate City, Weber City, Mount Carmel, Clinchport, Fort Blackmore, Hiltons, and Bloomingdale. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 107 expected. * WHERE...A portion of central North Carolina. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Saturday. * 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. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat

At 751 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Spotsylvania, or 15 miles southwest of Fredericksburg, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Ladysmith around 805 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this storm include Chilesburg, Golansville, Nancy Wrights Corner, Cedar Fork, Hewlett, Ruther Glen, Noel, and Cedon.

At 754 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Moseley, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Sutherland around 815 PM EDT. Matoaca around 820 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this storm include Petersburg Airport, Church Road, Skinquarter, Beach, Five Forks, Winterpock, Burgess, and Addison.

At 654 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles southwest of Alabaster Caverns State Park to 4 miles southeast of May. Movement was northeast at 25 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... Fort Supply. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 557 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Limon to 10 miles southwest of Thurman, or extending from over Limon to 25 miles northeast of Limon, moving north at 10 mph. HAZARD...Landspouts, wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph, and half inch size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Limon and Genoa.

* WHAT...The warm air temperatures in the 70s to around 80 may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently in the 50 to 55 degree range. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...The cold water temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia to anyone immersed in the waters. Anyone on boats or paddlecraft should use extreme caution to avoid this threat.