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* WHAT...Heat index values up to 96 expected. * WHERE...Much of Southern New England, except for the eastern slopes of the Berkshires, the Rhode Island and Massachusetts South Coast, Cape Cod and the Islands. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures, a moderate degree of humidity with little relief Tuesday night 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 1225 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles east of Watersmeet to near Kentuck Lake Campground to near Crandon to 8 miles southwest of White Lake. Movement was east 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. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Crandon, White Lake, Headwaters Wilderness, North Otter Creek

At 1225 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 9 miles southeast of El Cenizo, or 17 miles north of San Ygnacio, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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... Bustamante. This includes US Highway 83 between mile markers 738 and 746.

Strong wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible over the next few hours across portions of southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa, and southwest Wisconsin in the wake of exit precipitation.

At 1239 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles south of Cheyenne, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 mph and penny 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... Hammon and Berlin. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 1244 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Amber to Burlington to near Hamilton to 7 miles southwest of Warsaw. Movement was east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Strong winds could break small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Burlington, Macomb, Fort Madison, Keokuk, Carthage, Oquawka, Nauvoo, West Burlington, Hamilton, Warsaw, Mediapolis, Colchester, La Harpe,

At 1202 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles south of Antigo to 6 miles south of Wittenberg to 6 miles east of Amherst to near Redgranite. Movement was east 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. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Antigo, Waupaca, Redgranite, Wittenberg, and Chain O' Lakes-King around 1205 AM CDT.

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Missouri... 102 River at Maryville affecting Andrew and Nodaway Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...102 River at Maryville. * WHEN...Until late Wednesday night. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 22.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.2 feet

At 1209 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Rice Creek Natural Area to 8 miles northwest of Eagle River. 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... Watersmeet, Tamarack Lake, Thousand Island Lake, and Pomeroy Lake. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...Heat index values in the mid 90s. * WHERE...Eastern Ulster and Western Dutchess Counties in the mid Hudson River Valley. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 7 PM EDT this evening. * 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.