Expected

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 492 Central Utah West Desert and Fire Weather Zone 495 Color Country West Desert. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 497 Mojave Desert. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

At 1121 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Willis, moving northeast at 40 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Floyd... Indian Valley... Pilot... Copper Hill... Ferrum... Willis... and Terrys Fork. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

At 1120 PM EDT, a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line extending from Byromville to near Drayton to near Fort Early to Doles to near Red Rock, and moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...40 mph wind and heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light, unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially in poor drainage areas. Locations impacted include... Cordele, Hawkinsville, Vienna, Unadilla, Rochelle, Arabi, Byromville,

At 1122 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Shawsville, moving northeast at 45 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Roanoke... Blacksburg... Salem... Christiansburg... Vinton... Troutville... and Pilot. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

At 1101 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Greenwood, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Greenwood, Ninety Six, Cross Hill, Cokesbury, Waterloo, Hodges, Lake Greenwood State Park, Lake Greenwood, Greenwood State Park, and Ninety Six Historic Site. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 1100 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Clearwater to near Waynesboro to near Millen. Movement was northeast at 55 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... Aiken, North Augusta, Waynesboro, Barnwell, Savannah River Site, Aiken Mall, Augusta, Plant Vogtle, Clearwater, Belvedere, Hephzibah,

At 1006 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bronte, moving northeast 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Maverick, Bronte, Norton, and Wilmeth. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 1109 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sussex, or 13 miles southwest of Waverly, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small trees and blow around unsecured objects. Wind impacting handling of high profile vehicles. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Homeville around 1115 PM EDT. Waverly around 1120 PM EDT. Dendron around 1135 PM EDT.

Heat indices will struggle to cool under 90F degrees overnight tonight in many places. These high heat indices will result in little to no relief from the very hot temperatures earlier today. We urge you to continue to exercise safety heat measures through the night as a result. ATE