Expected

Dense fog will affect parts of East Tennessee, southwest Virginia, and southwest North Carolina this morning, mainly near lakes and rivers. When driving this morning, use caution as visibility may drop quickly to less than a quarter mile. Use low beam headlights and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. The fog is expected to lift between 8 and 9 AM EDT.

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, and central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Mississippi. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

At 126 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles northwest of Albion to 11 miles east of Nashoba to 11 miles east of Cloudy. Movement was east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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... Talihina... Albion...

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected. For the Freeze Watch, hard freeze temperatures as low as 28 possible. * WHERE...A portion of Northern Lower Michigan. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, until 8 AM EDT this morning. For the Freeze Watch, from this evening through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

...The National Weather Service in Indianapolis IN has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Indiana... White River at Newberry. .Heavy rainfall this week totaling mainly two to three and a half inches has produced minor flooding on the White River at Ellison... and now Newberry...and also along Knox County. Flooding to end in Greene County by Monday...and continue to later this week at Knox County points. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...White River at Newberry. * WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning.

* The warm air temperatures today into the middle 60s to near 70 degrees may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures, which are currently only in the upper 40s across Sebago Lake and Lake Winnipesaukee, and in the upper 40s in the regions smaller lakes and rivers. * The cold water temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia to anyone immersed in the water. According to the US Coast Guard, when the water temperatures are below 50 degrees, the chance of immediate

At 141 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 3 miles northwest of Roland, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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... Van Buren... Cedarville... Natural Dam... Muldrow... Roland... Rudy...

At 144 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Crockett Lake, or 19 miles northeast of Bonham, moving southeast at 20 mph. Another thunderstorm north of Paris may also contain small hail. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 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. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of Lamar and

* WHAT...Flooding caused by an ice jam is occurring. * WHERE...Including the following area, Lower Koyukuk Valley. * WHEN...Until 1000 PM AKDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1000 PM AKDT, emergency management reported an ice jam on the Koyukuk River near Hughes. Impounding water due to the ice jam has caused water level rises leading to flooding of poor drainage areas.

At 105 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hendrix, moving southeast 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Colbert, Achille, Kemp, and Hendrix. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.