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* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. A strong south to north longshore current expected. * WHERE...Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Monday through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

At 820 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Lincolnton, or 19 miles east of Washington, moving northeast at 20 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Thurmond Should Seek Safe Harbor... 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... McCormick, Lincolnton, Clarks Hill Recreation Area, J. Strom Thurmond Dam, Elijah Clark State Park, Mistletoe State Park, Mccormick County

At 651 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Graford, or 12 miles west of Mineral Wells, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Graford around 700 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this storm include Adell, Whitt, Advance,

At 552 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking showers and thunderstorms about 9 miles west of Clayton, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...These showers and thunderstorms are producing abrupt wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Clayton, Clayton Lake State Park, Sedan, Seneca and Moses.

At 756 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Babcock State Park to near Tazewell. Movement was northeast at 35 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... Richlands... Bluefield... Tazewell... Hinton... Saltville... Chilhowie... and Rainelle.

At 623 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Chambers, or 20 miles south of O'Neill, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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... Goose Lake State Wildlife Management Area. This includes Highway 281 between mile markers 158 and 167. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kings (Brooklyn), Southwest Suffolk, Southeast Suffolk, Southern Queens and Southern Nassau Counties. * WHEN...Through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone. Anyone visiting the beaches should stay out of the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. If you enter the surf zone, always have a flotation device with

At 628 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Olivia, or 15 miles north of Redwood Falls, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 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... Bechyn, Olivia, Bird Island and Hector. Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.

At 631 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Lake Olden, or 8 miles south of Eastland. This storm was nearly stationary. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Eastland County, including the following locations... Morton Valley,

At 732 PM EDT, a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line extending from near Dudley to near Covena, and moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, frequent cloud to ground lightning and heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light, unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially in poor drainage areas. Locations impacted include... Dublin, Swainsboro, Wrightsville, East Dublin, Adrian, Nunez, Kite,