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* WHAT...Hot temperatures up to 109 expected. * WHERE...Palo Duro Canyon. * WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT 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. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of west central Missouri, including the following counties, St. Clair and Vernon. * WHEN...Until 245 AM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 835 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.

Temperatures will continue to cool this evening, reducing the threat for heat related illness. Therefore, the Heat Advisory will expire at 8 PM.

Temperatures will continue to cool this evening, reducing the threat for heat related illness. Therefore, the Extreme Heat Warning will expire at 8 PM.

...The National Weather Service in Quad Cities IA IL has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Iowa... Skunk River at Augusta affecting Lee, Henry IA and Des Moines Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Skunk River at Augusta. * WHEN...From Thursday afternoon to early Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Water overflows the south river bank near the Perkins Road bridge at Augusta. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 12.1 feet and rising rapidly.

At 715 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an outflow boundary with isolated thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles northwest of Steins to 5 miles north of Columbus. Movement was south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Areas of blowing dust will reduce visibilities to under a mile at times. Many areas will see little to no rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...

At 720 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking thunderstorm outflow near Mission Valley, moving east at 30 mph. Most areas will see little to no rain with the wind gusts. 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... East El Paso, Central El Paso, Far East El Paso, Mission Valley, Horizon City, Clint, San Elizario, Socorro, Sparks, and Colonia del Paso.

At 820 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers capable of producing funnel clouds near Shopton, or 12 miles northeast of Meadville, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Funnel clouds and wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Southeastern Montgomery, Tuskegee, Notasulga, Milstead, Pike Road,

At 823 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Big Bend to near Potter Lake to near East Troy. Movement was east at 40 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... Union Grove, Wind Lake, Rochester, Yorkville, Waterford North, Browns Lake, Eagle Lake, Burlington, Waterford, Honey Creek, Kansasville, and North Cape.

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Ohio, Lucas, Ottawa, Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...From 8 PM EDT this evening through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.