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* WHAT...Heat index values around 100 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northeast New Jersey and southeast New York. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. A Heat Advisory is issued when the combination of heat and humidity is expected to make it feel like it is 95 to 99 degrees for two or more consecutive days, or 100 to 104 degrees for any length of time. Seniors and those with chronic health problems or mental health

* WHAT...Heat index values around 100 expected. * WHERE...Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Northern Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), and Southern Queens Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. New York City residents should call 3 1 1 to identify cooling center locations and obtain 'Beat the Heat' safety tips. A Heat Advisory is issued when the combination of heat and humidity

At 135 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Reynoldsburg, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Columbus, Reynoldsburg, Pickerington, Heath, Granville, Pataskala, Canal Winchester, Hebron, Beechwood Trails, Granville South, Summit Station, Whitehall, Etna, Kirkersville, Alexandria, Brice, Blacklick Estates, and Interstate 70 at State Route 37.

At 143 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Gahanna, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Gahanna, Pataskala, Granville South, Beechwood Trails, New Albany, Jersey, Alexandria, and State Route 310 at State Route 161. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at

At 1243 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Iron Ridge to near Germantown to West Milwaukee. Movement was northeast at 50 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... Milwaukee, West Allis, Wauwatosa, Brookfield, Greenfield, Menomonee

* WHAT...High temperatures up to 101 expected. * WHERE...A portion of central California. * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT 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.

* WHAT...Heat index values between 95 and 100 degrees expected. * WHERE...The Mohawk and Schoharie Valleys, Helderbergs, Saratoga Springs-Glens Falls Area, Sacandaga Region, central Taconics and southeastern Catskills in eastern New York, and Bennington County in southern Vermont. * WHEN...From noon to 8 PM EDT Friday. * 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.

* WHAT...For the first Heat Advisory, heat index values between 95 and 100 degrees. For the second Heat Advisory, heat index values between 95 and 103 degrees expected. * WHERE...The Capital District, mid Hudson Valley and southern Taconics in eastern New York, the southern Berkshires in western Massachusetts, the Litchfield Hills in northwestern Connecticut and Connecticut River Valley in southern Vermont. * WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 8 PM EDT this evening.

* WHAT...For the first Heat Advisory, heat index values between 95 and 100 degrees. For the second Heat Advisory, heat index values between 95 and 103 degrees expected. * WHERE...The Capital District, mid Hudson Valley and southern Taconics in eastern New York, the southern Berkshires in western Massachusetts, the Litchfield Hills in northwestern Connecticut and Connecticut River Valley in southern Vermont. * WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 8 PM EDT this evening.

At 1153 AM CDT, trained weather spotters reported gusty showers along a line extending from near Millston to 9 miles northeast of La Farge to near Spring Green. Movement was northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... La Crosse, Platteville, Sparta, Tomah, Richland Center, Mauston, Viroqua, Lancaster, Black River Falls, Friendship, Onalaska, Holmen,