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The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Red Flag<br /> Warning for thunderstorms and strong outflow winds, which is in<br /> effect from 1 PM to 10 PM PDT Thursday. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 420 Northern Sierra Front<br /> including Carson City, Douglas, Storey, Southern Washoe,<br /> Western Lyon, and Far Southern Lassen Counties, Fire Weather<br /> Zone 421 Southern Sierra Front including Alpine, Northern<br /> Mono, Southern Lyon, and Western Mineral Counties. * Thunderstorms...A mix of wet and dry thunderstorms Thursday<br />

* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents.<br /> For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 3 to 7<br /> feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Saturday<br /> evening. For the High Surf Advisory, from 10 AM Thursday to 7<br /> AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and<br /> localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best<br /> swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents.<br /> For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 3 to 7<br /> feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Saturday<br /> evening. For the High Surf Advisory, from 10 AM Thursday to 7<br /> AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and<br /> localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best<br /> swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away<br /> from shore into deeper water.<br /> Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and<br /> float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a<br /> direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the<br /> shore and call or wave for help.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Illinois, including the following<br /> counties, Cook and Will and northwest Indiana, including the<br /> following county, Lake IN. * WHEN...Until 615 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.<br /> Underpasses may be flooded. Roads and streets may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...<br /> - At 307 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges<br /> indicated heavy rain with rates in excess of 1 inch per hour.<br />

Windy conditions will develop this afternoon and continue into<br /> tonight, even outside of any thunderstorms that develop. Southerly winds will gust up to 30-40 mph, with a few gusts to 45<br /> mph possible. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. The<br /> wind gusts may make driving more difficult, especially for high<br /> profile vehicles on east-west oriented roads.

* WHAT...During the Small Craft Advisory, expect sustained winds<br /> up to 28 knots from the southwest with isolated gusts up to 34<br /> knots. The largest significant waves will be 5 feet with a<br /> potential maximum wave height of 7 feet. During the Low Water<br /> Advisory, abnormally low water levels expected. * WHERE...Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to<br /> North Cape MI. * WHEN...During the Small Craft Advisory, the maximum winds are<br /> expected around 11 PM EDT Wednesday with the largest waves<br />

Outside of thunderstorms, windy conditions will develop this<br /> evening and continue tonight. South to southwest winds will gust up to 30-40 mph, with a few<br /> gusts to 45 mph possible. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured<br /> objects. The wind gusts may make driving more difficult,<br /> especially for high profile vehicles on east-west oriented roads.

At 251 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near<br /> Vayland, or 10 miles east of Miller, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...<br /> Vayland.<br /> If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 253 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along<br /> a line extending from 26 miles southeast of Burns Point to 30 miles<br /> west of Cocodrie to 34 miles southwest of Dulac. Movement was<br /> northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around<br /> unsecured objects. These storms will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern<br /> Terrebonne Parish.<br /> If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.