Expected

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of western Maryland, northwest and western Virginia, and eastern West Virginia. * WHEN...Until 6 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects.

At 301 PM MDT, trained weather spotters reported a strong thunderstorm 11 miles west of Hobson, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Half inch hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Ackley Lake State Park, Utica, Buffalo, and Garneill. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 504 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles southwest of Elberton to 4 miles north of Washington to 9 miles northeast of Crawfordville. Movement was east at 35 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... Elberton, Calhoun Falls, Bobby Brown State Park, Lake Strom Thurmond,

Heavy rains have caused many small streams to flood. In addition roads, low-lying and poor drainage areas were also flooded causing road closures and evacuations in the warned area. Water may be slow to recede. Additional rain over the next 12-24 hours may prolong the high water and flooding. * WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is occurring. * WHERE...A portion of central Mississippi, including the following counties, Rankin, Scott, Simpson and Smith.

At 514 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Crescent Beach to near Pierson. Movement was northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph and excessive cloud-to-ground lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Excessive cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring. Locations impacted include... Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Bunnell, Marineland, Crescent Beach,

At 445 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Mc Grady, moving northeast at 30 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... Sparta... Laurel Springs... Traphill... Glendale Springs... Wilbar... Mc Grady... and Roaring Gap. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of southeast Kentucky, including the following counties, Bell and Harlan. * WHEN...Until 745 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 445 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to showers and thunderstorms moving repeatedly over the same locations. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area.

At 446 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hastings to near Crescent City to near Juniper Springs. Movement was northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts around 40 mph and excessive cloud-to-ground lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Excessive cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring. Locations impacted include... Palatka, Crescent City, Pomona Park, Hastings, East Palatka,

Heavy rain has ended but there is still many areas with minor flooding occurring as it will take some time for the water to finally drain. * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northwestern Pointe Coupee Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northwestern West Feliciana Parish in southeastern Louisiana... * WHEN...Until 545 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work