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At 706 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 6 miles west of Watova, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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... Nowata... Talala... Watova... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...Strong longshore currents in the surf zone. * WHERE...The beaches from Cape Hatteras to Surf City. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT Friday through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong longshore currents will create dangerous swimming conditions. Strong longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties and other hazardous areas. In many cases, the longshore current is strong enough to prevent swimmers from being able to keep their feet on the bottom making it difficult to return to shore.

At 713 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 15 miles east of Cleveland to near Elkhart Lake. Movement was northeast at 50 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... Sheboygan, Plymouth, Sheboygan Falls, Howards Grove, Oostburg, Kohler, Cedar Grove, Random Lake, Cascade, Adell, Waldo, Haven,

At 649 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers extending from 7 miles southeast of Merrill to 5 miles south of Lake Wazeecha, or extending from 9 miles north of Wausau to 8 miles southeast of Wisconsin Rapids, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. The shower will be near... Wausau, Rib Mountain, Mosinee, Lake Wazeecha and Wisconsin Rapids

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 105 expected. * WHERE...Alamance, Davidson, Forsyth, Granville, Guilford, Person, Randolph, and Stanly Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday. * 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 on relatives and neighbors. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 105 expected. * WHERE...The Coastal Plain and eastern portions of the Piedmont and Sandhills. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday. * 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 on relatives and neighbors. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in

At 652 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles west of Wink. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Ward, southwestern Winkler and southeastern Loving Counties. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 96 expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central and eastern New York and southern Vermont. * WHEN...From noon to 8 PM EDT Friday. * 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.

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts, east central New York, and southern Vermont. * WHEN...From noon to 8 PM EDT Friday. * 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 656 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 5 miles northeast of Valders to 7 miles northeast of Cleveland, or extending from 6 miles west of Manitowoc to 10 miles south of Manitowoc, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. The strong thunderstorm will be near... Valders around 700 PM CDT. Rawley Point Light around 730 PM CDT.