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...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LIGHTNING... .An upper trough from the Pacific is forecast into southeast Oregon this afternoon, and southwest Idaho tonight into Saturday. The trough will bring a 20 to 40 percent chance of thunderstorms with potential for new fire starts due to lightning. Initial storms may be dry with strong gusty outflow winds, especially in southeast Oregon, but storms overnight through Saturday will gradually trend wetter as they spread into Idaho.

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LIGHTNING... .An upper trough from the Pacific is forecast into southeast Oregon this afternoon, and southwest Idaho tonight into Saturday. The trough will bring a 20 to 40 percent chance of thunderstorms with potential for new fire starts due to lightning. Initial storms may be dry with strong gusty outflow winds, especially in southeast Oregon, but storms overnight through Saturday will gradually trend wetter as they spread into Idaho.

...The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Alabama...Florida... Big Escambia Creek At Flomaton affecting Escambia County. For the Big Escambia Creek...including Flomaton...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Big Escambia Creek at Flomaton. * WHEN...From this afternoon to Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Water begins to approach several homes on north side of Highway 31. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

* AFFECTED AREA...Northern Trinity and Humboldt Counties including fire weather zones 403, 406, 409, and 410. * THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated, mostly dry thunderstorms may form over the higher terrain of northern Humboldt and Trinity counties as early as 4 AM Friday morning and then through Friday afternoon. Overall thunderstorm confidence remains very uncertain. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Storms could produce gusty and erratic outflow winds up to 40 mph. * IMPACTS...Thunderstorms may ignite new fires with dry fuels

...The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas... Trinity River At Dallas affecting Dallas County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Trinity River at Dallas. * WHEN...From this evening to Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 30.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding will begin, and trails along the river begin to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 24.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late

At 859 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles west of Goodland to 6 miles north of Blossom. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. Frewquent lightning and very heavy rains will occur with the storms. Rainfall rates will be 1 to 2 inches an hour which will cause ponding of water in low areas. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

At 901 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms extending from 10 miles northwest of Bagwell to 6 miles southeast of Wilkerson, or extending from 17 miles northwest of Clarksville to 11 miles south of Boxelder, moving east at 45 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...

At 903 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Us-190 Near The Mcculloch- San Saba County Line, or 7 miles west of Sloan, moving east at 35 mph. 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. Locations impacted include... San Saba, Richland Springs, Algerita, Cherokee, Sloan, Camp Air,

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 114 expected. * WHERE...Aransas Islands, Bee, Calhoun Islands, Coastal Aransas, Coastal Calhoun, Coastal Kleberg, Coastal Nueces, Coastal Refugio, Coastal San Patricio, Duval, Goliad, Inland Calhoun, Inland Kleberg, Inland Nueces, Inland Refugio, Inland San Patricio, Jim Wells, Kleberg Islands, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces Islands, Victoria, and Webb Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

At 910 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Floydada, moving southwest at 5 mph. HAZARD...Pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Floydada. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.