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* WHAT...A moderate risk for sneaker waves is expected. * WHERE...Douglas, Coos ,and Curry county beaches. * WHEN...From Wednesday evening through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Sneaker waves can run up significantly farther on beaches than normal, including over rocks and jetties. These waves can suddenly knock people off of their feet and sweep them into the ocean. The waves can also move logs or other objects which could crush or trap anyone caught underneath. * View the hazard area in detail at

At 212 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles southeast of Lake Carl Blackwell, moving northwest at 20 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... Stillwater, Langston, Coyle, Mulhall, Orlando, Lake Carl Blackwell, and Lake Mcmurtry. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 315 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles north of VC Summer Nuclear Station, or 5 miles east of Blair, moving northeast 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... Chester, Chester State Park, Blackstock, Fishing Creek Reservoir, Lowrys, Great Falls, Leeds, and Cornwell. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 214 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Wastella to Hylton to near Ballinger Lake. Movement was northeast at 30 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... Southwestern Abilene, Sweetwater, Winters, Hamlin, Roscoe, Blackwell, Maverick, Nolan, Merkel, Tye, Tuscola, Roby, Buffalo Gap, Trent,

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... .Critical fire weather conditions are expected over far western North Dakota on Wednesday. Afternoon temperatures will climb into the lower to mid 90s, while humidity values drop to around 15 percent. This will combine with southeast winds around 25 mph gusting to 45 mph to result in critical fire weather conditions. Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control.

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... .Critical fire weather conditions are expected over far western North Dakota on Wednesday. Afternoon temperatures will climb into the lower to mid 90s, while humidity values drop to around 15 percent. This will combine with southeast winds around 25 mph gusting to 45 mph to result in critical fire weather conditions. Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control.

At 219 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ellisville, moving north 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Laurel and Tuckers Crossing around 225 PM CDT. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 218 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm producing funnel clouds over Galliano, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...Funnel clouds. SOURCE...Photo received of a funnel cloud with the shower in the vicinity. IMPACT...If a funnel cloud briefly touches down, minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Larose, Galliano, and Cut Off. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near marine areas, get out of the water and move indoors or

At 221 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm capable of producing funnel clouds and waterspouts over Ama, or near Kenner, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Waterspouts and funnel clouds and winds in excess of 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous waters. If a funnel cloud briefly touches down, minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

At 221 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles west of Velma, moving north at 20 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Duncan, Marlow, and Bray. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.