Expected

At 155 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles south of Newport, or near Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, moving east at 20 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... Smoky Mountains-Cataloochee, Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain, Waterville, and Fines Creek.

At 138 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles east of Marshall, or near Mars Hill, moving east at 10 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... Mars Hill, Flat Creek, and Barnardsville. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...North Central Roane County in central West Virginia... North Central Braxton County in north central West Virginia... Calhoun County in north central West Virginia... Gilmer County in north central West Virginia... Barbour County in northeastern West Virginia... North Central Randolph County in northeastern West Virginia... Northern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia...

At 139 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Elloree, or 10 miles east of Brookdale, moving northeast at 45 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Marion Should Seek Safe Harbor... 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... Sumter, Manning, South Sumter, Summerton, Elloree, Alcolu, Santee

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 494 Henry Mountains and Fire Weather Zone 498 Grand Staircase. * WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph developing both Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Winds diminishing after sunset each evening. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8-10 percent both Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Overnight RH recovery 25-35 percent. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.

At 142 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles north of Louisa to 9 miles northwest of Boswells Tavern. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small trees and blow around unsecured objects. Wind impacting handling of high profile vehicles. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Boswells Tavern around 145 PM EDT. Louisa around 155 PM EDT.

At 102 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Perry State Forest, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... New Lexington, Perry State Forest, Crooksville, Rendville, and Eagleport. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 101 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Mabry Mill to near Fancy Gap. Movement was east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT... Locations impacted include... Ararat... Cana... Laurel Fork... Meadows Of Dan... and Buffalo Ridge. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in

* WHAT...Afternoon temperatures in the middle to upper 90s today. * WHERE...Hill County and Northern Blaine County. * WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures 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. If heading outside, wear lightweight, light-colored, loose-fitting clothing and apply sunscreen.

The National Weather Service in Flagstaff AZ has issued a Red Flag Warning due to strong winds and low relative humidity in effect from 11 AM MST /noon MDT/ to 8 PM MST /9 PM MDT/ Thursday. * WHAT...For the first Red Flag Warning, south winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, Relative Humidity between 9 to 18 percent, and for the second Red Flag Warning, south winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, Relative Humidity between 9 to 16 percent. * WHERE...Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino County, Little