Moderate

* WHAT...Heat index values around 105 early this evening in several locations. * WHERE...Portions of east central, northeast, south central, and southeast Kentucky. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illness. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

At 354 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles east of Prairie Du Chien to near Postville. Movement was southeast at 20 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. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Prairie Du Chien, Monona, McGregor, and Marquette around 400 PM CDT.

At 455 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mashoes, or 13 miles west of Kill Devil Hills, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Mashoes and Manteo. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to

At 457 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hixburg, or 11 miles east of Appomattox, moving southeast at 25 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... Pamplin City... Madisonville... Abilene... Sheppards... Andersonville... Hixburg... and Evergreen.

At 358 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of The Intersection Of Us- 190 And Ranch Road 2084, or 9 miles west of Fort Mckavett, moving southwest at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Schleicher and northern Sutton Counties. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 330 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Summertown, or 14 miles southwest of Columbia. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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... Columbia, Mount Pleasant, and Summertown. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 331 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near The Intersection Of Ranch Road 2596 And Ranch Road 864, or 18 miles northeast of Sonora, moving southwest 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... The Intersection Of Ranch Road 2596 And Ranch Road 864. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 431 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles east of Belmont to near Maxville. Movement was northwest at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts around 40 mph and minor flooding due to heavy rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor flooding due to heavy rainfall is possible. Locations impacted include... Taylor, Macclenny, Glen St. Mary, Maxville, and Baldwin.

At 433 PM EDT, showers were located along a line extending from near Blanchester to 6 miles east of Loveland to Reading, moving south at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Loveland, Milford, Blanchester, Amelia, Mount Orab, Williamsburg, Batavia, Withamsville, Woodville, Owensville, Goshen, Newtonsville,

At 433 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Chestnut, or near Inez, moving southeast at 25 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Inez, Warfield, Beauty, Add, Tomahawk, Pilgrim, Coalpoint, Wells Chapel, Davella, Hode, Whitehouse, Prince, Calf Creek, Delong,