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At 415 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Shacktown, or near East Bend, 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... Yadkinville... East Bend... Enon... Huntsville... and Shacktown. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 415 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Grafton, moving east at 35 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Grafton, Valley Falls, Knottsville, and Thornton. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for

At 419 PM EDT/319 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Westville to 6 miles northeast of Wheatfield. Movement was east at 45 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... La Porte, Plymouth, Westville, Knox, Walkerton, North Liberty, North Judson, Kingsford Heights, Culver, Wanatah, Hamlet, La Crosse, Koontz

At 422 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Philippi, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch 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... Montrose. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for northeastern West Virginia.

A brief period of winds gusting potentially up to 50 mph is possible through 3:30 of 4 PM CDT across Kendall, Grundy, and western Will Counties.

At 346 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles north of Salem to 10 miles northeast of Glenville. Movement was east at 40 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Clarksburg, Weston, Shinnston, Salem, Lumberport, Stonewall Jackson,

As of 3:50 PM EDT, a line of strong to severe storms are moving through West Virginia. These storms are expected to move through western Maryland, and eastern West Virginia for locations along and west of the Allegheny Front between 4:30 PM and 6:00 PM. Thunderstorms will produce gusty winds, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours. A few severe thunderstorms are possible with damaging wind gusts around 60 mph. If a warning is issued, seek shelter inside a sturdy building away from windows immediately.

At 253 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Alpine. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Brewster and northeastern Presidio Counties. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 353 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northeast of Newton, or near Lookout Shoals Lake, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Claremont, Catawba, Lookout Shoals Lake, Conover, Oxford, and Bandys. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Ottawa and Erie Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM EDT Friday through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.