Moderate

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 105 expected. * WHERE...Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick, and Sumner Counties. * WHEN...From 1 PM to 7 PM CDT Wednesday. * 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 501 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Box Butte Reservoir, or 23 miles southwest of Hay Springs, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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... Box Butte Campground, Box Butte Reservoir, and Box Butte Dam. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 703 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Ridge Farm to near Paris. Movement was east at 30 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... Terre Haute, Clinton, Rockville, Newport, West Terre Haute, Fairview

At 706 PM EDT/606 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Medaryville, or 7 miles southeast of Wheatfield, moving east at 30 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... Winamac, North Judson, Medaryville, Ripley, Beardstown, Clarks, Winona, Bass Lake, Vanmeter Park, Denham, and Ora.

At 507 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Brush, or 9 miles east of Fort Morgan, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Brush, Hillrose, Snyder, Union and Messex. Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.

At 509 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of thunderstorms extending from 15 miles northeast of Crow Agency to 10 miles southeast of Lodge Grass, or extending from 19 miles east of Hardin to 31 miles northwest of Sheridan, moving east at 35 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... Lodge Grass, Busby, Lame Deer, Birney, Muddy Cluster, Kirby,

At 712 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles east of Lafayette, moving east at 25 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... Flora, Rossville, and Mulberry. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 514 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Hemingford to near Angora. Movement was east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Alliance around 520 PM MDT. Alliance Municipal Airport around 525 PM MDT. Other locations impacted by these storms include Wild Horse Butte.

At 613 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Howell to near Ryus to 11 miles southeast of Feterita. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Satanta and Cave around 620 PM CDT. Woods around 630 PM CDT. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 514 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles east of Harrisburg, or 20 miles north of Kimball, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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... Bridgeport, Bayard, Minatare, Melbeta, McGrew, Northport, Bridgeport