Severe

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 229 and 230. * TIMING...Until 8 PM MDT this evening. * WINDS...East around 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

At 652 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Chenoa to near Lexington to near Downs to near Heyworth to near Sherman, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Pontiac, Fairbury, Gibson City, Chatsworth, Forrest, Flanagan, Piper City, Cullom, Saunemin, Melvin, Roberts, Elliott, Sibley, Cabery, Kempton, Emington, Stelle, and Strawn.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 222. * TIMING...For the first Red Flag Warning, until 8 PM MDT this evening. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Friday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 222. * TIMING...For the first Red Flag Warning, until 8 PM MDT this evening. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Friday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 222. * TIMING...For the first Red Flag Warning, until 8 PM MDT this evening. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Friday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions

At 652 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Williamsville to near Alexander, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. These severe storms will be near... Springfield, Sherman, Williamsville, Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, and Illinois State Fairgrounds around 655 PM CDT.

SVROUN The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Jackson County in southwestern Oklahoma... Southeastern Harmon County in southwestern Oklahoma... Northwestern Hardeman County in northern Texas... * Until 745 PM CDT. * At 651 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southwest of Gould, moving south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail

At 653 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Kirkland to near La Moille, moving east- northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... DeKalb, Sycamore, Rochelle, Sandwich, Genoa, Shabbona, Cortland, Hinckley, Somonauk, Kirkland, Waterman, Hillcrest, Maple Park, Kingston, Malta, Paw Paw, Sublette, Woodhaven Lakes, Creston, Lee,

At 653 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Lexington to near Heyworth, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. These severe storms will be near... Le Roy and Colfax around 700 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include

At 653 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Northfield to Childress, and are nearly stationary. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Childress, Northfield, Cee Vee, and Tell. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to