Moderate

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 105. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Illinois and central, east central, and southeast Missouri. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity 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.

At 302 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Mocksville, or near Cooleemee, moving south at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Salisbury, Spencer, Granite Quarry, Cooleemee, Cleveland, Faith, Mount Ulla, Piedmont Research Station, and Woodleaf.

At 202 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms 5 miles northeast of River Creek Acres, or 7 miles east of George West, moving northwest at 20 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... George West, Three Rivers, Choke Canyon, Simmons, Oakville, Calliham, Ray Point, River Creek Acres and Karon.

* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 4 to 7 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Sheboygan and Ozaukee Counties. * WHEN...From 10 PM CDT this evening through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible.

* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 4 to 7 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Counties. * WHEN...From 10 PM CDT this evening through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible.

At 306 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Statesville, or 4 miles east of Stony Point, moving south at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Statesville, Newton, Conover, Troutman, Stony Point, Claremont,

At 307 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms extending from Harris Ferry to 6 miles west of Blackburn to 6 miles east of Lancaster. Movement was east at 30 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... Irvine, Ravenna, Kimbrell, Rice Station, Kings Station, Calloway Crossing, Wiseman Crossing Station, Winston, Wisemantown, Hardwick,

At 106 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles southeast of Ephraim, or 15 miles east of Manti, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Sanpete and west central Emery Counties, including the Skyline Drive. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to

At 108 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, or 23 miles north of Pine Springs. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Lincoln National Forest, and Queen.

At 313 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Newport to near Edgar County Airport. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Clinton, Rockville, Newport, Fairview Park, Cayuga, Montezuma, Dana, Kingman, Universal, Mecca, Bloomingdale, Marshall, Blanford, Lodi, and Turkey Run State Park.