Expected

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...North Central Oregon. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 5 PM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Oregon, Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon. In Washington, Kittitas Valley. * WHEN...From 8 AM to 11 PM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington, Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon, and Simcoe Highlands. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 11 PM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

At 1122 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Minier, or 15 miles southeast of Morton, moving north at 35 mph. 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... Normal, Eureka, Washington, Mackinaw, Hudson, Atlanta, Minier, Danvers, Hopedale, Goodfield, McLean, Deer Creek, Stanford, Carlock, Congerville, Armington, and Kappa. This includes the following highways...

At 1047 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 3 miles west of Seligman to 4 miles southeast of Pea Ridge to near Bella Vista. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations in or near the path include... Rogers... Bentonville... Bella Vista... Eureka Springs...

At 1026 AM CDT, broadcast media reported a strong thunderstorm over Williamsville, or 9 miles east of Athens, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Broadcast media. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Springfield, Lincoln, Athens, Sherman, Riverton, Mount Pulaski, Williamsville, Illiopolis, Greenview, Mechanicsburg, Dawson, Buffalo, Elkhart, Latham, Middletown, New Holland, Chestnut, Cornland,

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Spring River near Quapaw affecting Ottawa County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Spring River near Quapaw. * WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, park and recreational areas downstream from the gage site experience moderate flooding. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 23.2 feet.

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches north of Cape Hatteras. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which will occur around 8:00 PM Monday. Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If tired,

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 106 expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Kansas and central and west central Missouri. * WHEN...From noon to 10 PM CDT Tuesday. * 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. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning

...The National Weather Service in Tulsa OK has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Spring River near Quapaw affecting Ottawa County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Spring River near Quapaw. * WHEN...From this morning to early tomorrow afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, park and recreational areas downstream from the gage site experience moderate flooding. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 21.4 feet.