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* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A short-lived surge of southeast wind from about midnight to 3 am CDT came with gusts to gale-force. The wind has died down now, but this kicked up enough surf to confidently bring a high risk of rip currents through this morning. The surf zone effects of the overnight wind surge will

At 256 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 11 miles southeast of Jonesboro to 10 miles northeast of Converse, or extending from 11 miles southeast of Jonesboro to 10 miles southeast of Mansfield, moving south at 30 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...

At 237 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 10 miles southeast of Ruston to 6 miles southeast of Jonesboro, moving east at 40 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... Columbia, Brownsville-Bawcomville, Richwood, Clarks, Grayson,

At 244 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Mirando City, or 22 miles northwest of Hebbronville, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Laredo, Rio Bravo, El Cenizo, Ranchitos Las Lomas, Mirando City, St

At 159 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 8 miles southwest of Laredo Community College, or 12 miles southwest of Laredo, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Laredo, Rio Bravo, El Cenizo, Texas A&M, Laredo International

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and northeast Missouri. * WHEN...Until 8 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of southwest and west central Illinois and east central and southeast Missouri. * WHEN...Until 8 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

* WHAT...Visibility less than a mile in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Illinois. * WHEN...Until 8 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

At 218 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southeast of Ringgold, or 25 miles west of Jonesboro, moving southeast at 50 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... Ruston, Minden, Grambling, Jonesboro, Arcadia, Coushatta, Ringgold,

At 127 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Erwinville to near Maringouin. Movement was east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel to penny 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... Baton Rouge, Zachary, Baker, Port Allen, Brusly, Livonia, Maringouin,