Moderate

* WHAT...High swim risk from high wave action and strong currents. Dangerous swimming conditions are expected. * WHERE...Monroe County. * WHEN...Until 4 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deep water and prevent return to shore. Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

At 756 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 8 miles northwest of De Queen to over Brightstar, or extending from 8 miles northwest of De Queen to 11 miles east of Atlanta, moving east at 30 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. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...

At 810 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Montegut, or near Houma, moving east at 20 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... Houma, Larose, Cut Off, Galliano, Lockport, Golden Meadow, Chauvin, and Montegut. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm and may lead to

At 815 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Muse, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations in or near the path include... Octavia... Talimena State Park... Whitesboro... Muse... Big Cedar... Hodgen...

At 822 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Morales-Sanchez, or 8 miles east of Zapata, moving northeast 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. Locations impacted include... Lopeno, Bustamante, Escobas, Randado, and Morales-Sanchez. This includes US Highway 83 between mile markers 772 and 784.

At 824 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Ranchitos Las Lomas, or 20 miles northeast of Laredo, moving northeast at 20 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... Oilton, Ranchitos Las Lomas, Mirando City, Aguilares, and Bruni. This includes US Highway 59 between mile markers 784 and 818.

At 831 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Guerra, or 12 miles west of Agua Nueva, moving northeast at 25 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... Agua Nueva, Viboras, Guerra, Randado, and Puesta Del Sol Airport. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 842 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Heavener to 9 miles southwest of Mountain Fork. Movement was east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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... Mena... Hatfield... Vandervoort... Beauchamp...

At 950 AM EDT, a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line extending from near Gap Springs to near Tilton, and moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially in poor drainage areas. Locations impacted include... Dalton, Chatsworth, Varnell, Cohutta, Beaverdale, Dawnville, Sumac, Gregory, Tilton, Nickelsville, and North Georgia Speedway. Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of

At 711 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms extending from 11 miles southeast of Idabel to 10 miles east of Naples, or extending from 17 miles northwest of Foreman to 20 miles west of Atlanta, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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...