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At 212 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Penhook, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Penhook... Southern Smith Mountain Lake... Ajax... Union Hall... and North Shore. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE...Southwest corner of Imperial County. * WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions, especially for larger vehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Light, unsecured objects may become airborne. A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of between 30 and 40 mph are expected, or wind gusts of between 40 and 58 mph. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

At 212 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Penhook, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Penhook... Southern Smith Mountain Lake... Ajax... Union Hall... and North Shore. 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, Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM CDT this evening through Thursday afternoon. * 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.

* WHAT...West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * WHERE...Kern River Valley. * WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Western Millard and Juab Counties and Southwest Utah. * WHEN...Until 7 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles and vehicles with trailers. Use extra caution.

At 155 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles south of Newport, or near Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, moving east at 20 mph. 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... Smoky Mountains-Cataloochee, Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain, Waterville, and Fines Creek.

At 138 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles east of Marshall, or near Mars Hill, moving east at 10 mph. 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... Mars Hill, Flat Creek, and Barnardsville. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 139 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Elloree, or 10 miles east of Brookdale, moving northeast at 45 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Marion Should Seek Safe Harbor... 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Sumter, Manning, South Sumter, Summerton, Elloree, Alcolu, Santee

At 142 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles north of Louisa to 9 miles northwest of Boswells Tavern. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small trees and blow around unsecured objects. Wind impacting handling of high profile vehicles. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Boswells Tavern around 145 PM EDT. Louisa around 155 PM EDT.