Expected

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Coastal New Hanover County. In South Carolina, Coastal Georgetown County. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Sunday through Sunday 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.

At 623 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Sheridan, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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... Pine Bluff... White Hall... Lamont... Kedron... Sulphur Springs... Ain...

At 629 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over Withrow Springs State Park, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. 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 in or near the path include... Huntsville... Withrow Springs State Park... Marble... Clifty...

At 628 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles west of Sheffield, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Sheffield, Iraan, and Iraan Municipal Airport. This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 314 and 327. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 643 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southeast of Winnfield, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 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... Mainly rural areas of Northern Grant and Southeastern Winn Parishes. Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.

At 645 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Kirkland, moving east at 15 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... Goodlett. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 647 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near Hindsville, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. 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 in or near the path include... Hindsville... Clifty... Forum... Rockhouse... Best... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 612 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles east of Graceville to near Bonifay to 11 miles south of Florala. Movement was southeast at 10 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... Chipley, De Funiak Springs, Bonifay, Marianna, Graceville, Eglin Air Force Base, Union, Liberty, Cottondale, Greenwood, Ponce De Leon,

At 617 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Glade, or 8 miles south of Phillipsburg, moving north at 30 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Glade and Speed around 620 PM CDT. Phillipsburg around 625 PM CDT. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 517 PM MDT, emergency management reported a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Pine Ridge Estates to near Torrington Municipal Airport to Stegall. Movement was east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Emergency management reported 1/2 inch sized hail in Lingle. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...