Expected

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Kansas. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. 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.

A weather system will move through the area on Wednesday, bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms to the region. These thunderstorms will mainly be focused along the eastern slopes of the Cascades and along the International Border. Lightning strikes will have the potential to start new wildfires, and gusty and erratic outflow winds could cause dangerous conditions around new and existing wildfires. * Affected Area: Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle (Zone

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Decatur County in central Indiana... Southeastern Shelby County in central Indiana... Northeastern Jennings County in southeastern Indiana... * WHEN...Until 600 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 156 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures up to 111. * WHERE...Palo Duro Canyon State Park. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat events. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with peak heat index values up to around 113 degrees. * WHERE...Perry County Illinois. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Daily heat index values will remain elevated in the triple digits into and through the weekend. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...East Central Cabell County in central West Virginia... Northeastern Lincoln County in central West Virginia... Southwestern Putnam County in western West Virginia... * WHEN...Until 315 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1211 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 108. * WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Kansas and north central and west central Missouri. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 109. * WHERE...In Kansas, Linn KS and Miami Counties. In Missouri, Cooper, Howard, Pettis, Saline, Bates, Cass, Henry, and Johnson MO Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. 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 Chicago has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Illinois... Thorn Creek at Thornton affecting Cook County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Thorn Creek from Near Glenwood downstream to confluence with Little Calumet River, including the Thornton gauge. * WHEN...From this evening to Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, 187th Street threatened in Glenwood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 9.6 feet.