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At 426 AM CDT, radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16 miles east of Us-277 Near The Sutton-Edwards County Line, or 21 miles southwest of Roosevelt, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph hail up to penny size, along with frequent lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Roosevelt and I-10 Near The Sutton-Kimble County Line.

At 445 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fairchilds, or 11 miles south of Rosenberg, moving northeast 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... Pearland, Sugar Land, Missouri City, southwestern Friendswood, Rosenberg, Lake Jackson, Alvin, Angleton, Stafford, Bay City,

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Gulf and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...From 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ this morning through this 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.

* The warm air temperatures this weekend in the mid to upper 60s may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only around 50 degrees on Moosehead Lake and in the middle to upper 50s on smaller lakes and rivers. * The cold water temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia to anyone immersed in the water. According to the Maine Warden Service, when the water temperature is below 60 degrees, the

Areas of fog will continue across portions of the area this morning, especially across the higher elevations. Fog could be dense in some locations, with visibility a quarter of a mile or less. Use caution if traveling, and be alert for rapidly changing visibility over a short distance, especially with interstate travel. Use low beam headlights and allow for greater distances between vehicles.

At 404 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lockport, or 7 miles northwest of Larose, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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... Larose, Lockport, Bayou Gauche, Paradis, Mathews, and Des Allemands. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 413 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles south of Dodd City to near Campbell to 8 miles south of Wills Point. Movement was east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel 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. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Commerce, Canton, Edgewood, Emory, East Tawakoni, Point, Cumby,

At 418 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Boling-Iago, or 13 miles west of West Columbia, moving northeast 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... Rosenberg, Lake Jackson, Bay City, El Campo, Wharton, West Columbia,

At 420 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles north of Loma Alta, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Rocksprings and Us-277 Near The Sutton-Edwards County Line. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 420 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 33 miles northwest of Golden to 35 miles west of Maydelle, or extending from 40 miles northwest of Mineola to 41 miles southwest of Jacksonville, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...