Expected

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches from Duck to Cape Lookout. * 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 2:30 PM today. Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If tired,

At 638 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles north of Arickaree School, or 20 miles southeast of Akron, moving northeast at 35 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... Elba and Hyde. Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.

At 641 AM MDT/741 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles east of Bonny Reservoir, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... St. Francis around 800 AM CDT. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 0 and 11.

At 741 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Erin, moving southeast at 35 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... Waverly, Dover, Erin, McEwen, Tennessee Ridge, Charlotte, Vanleer, Cumberland City, Slayden, Houston County Airport, and Indian Mound.

* Winds...Southeast winds up to 15 mph, gusting as high as 20 to 30 mph. * Timing...Today, from 1 PM to 10 PM. * Relative Humidity...As low as 20 to 30 percent. * Temperatures...As high as 65 degrees Fahrenheit. * Location...Lower Matanuska Valley, specifically around Palmer and Butte. * Impacts...Rapid ignition, growth and spread of fires will be possible. A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are imminent or occurring now, or will shortly. It is directed

At 608 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Burlington, moving northeast at 15 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Burlington, Kanorado, and Bethune. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 709 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Du Quoin to Womac. Movement was southeast at 50 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... Carbondale, Jackson, Chester, Perryville, Murphysboro, Du Quoin, Pinckneyville, Anna, Marble Hill, Bollinger Mill State Historic Site,

At 716 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Southeast Memphis, or near Germantown, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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... Bartlett, Southaven, Collierville, Germantown, Olive Branch, Cordova, Memphis, Lakeland, Arlington, Southeast Memphis, Eads, Piperton,

At 646 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Wranglers Campground, moving south at 40 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Dover, Erin, Tennessee Ridge, Big Rock, Cumberland City, Land Between The Lakes, Houston County Airport, Indian Mound, and Palmyra.

At 646 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Eminence, or 20 miles northwest of Van Buren, moving east at 35 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Eminence, and West Eminence. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.