Expected

At 604 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Westlake, or 7 miles northeast of Elyria, moving southeast at 30 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. Locations impacted include... Cleveland, Elyria, Parma, Lakewood, Strongsville, Brunswick, Westlake, North Royalton, North Ridgeville, Solon, Avon Lake,

At 609 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hopewell Junction, or near Pawling, moving east at 50 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... Sherman and New Fairfield. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for southern Connecticut.

At 612 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bridgewater, or near Somerville, moving east at 55 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... Newark, Jersey City, Jamaica, Yonkers, Elizabeth, Flatbush, New Rochelle, Flushing, Passaic, Bayonne, Mott Haven, Levittown, Hoboken, Plainfield, and Bloomfield. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 545 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Gardnertown, or near Walden, moving east at 55 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... Poughkeepsie, Beacon, Pawling, Wallkill, Hyde Park, Plattekill, Pleasant Valley, Wappingers Falls, Highland, Fishkill, Millbrook, Modena, Fairview, Hopewell Junction, Marlboro, Red Oaks Mill, Myers

At 545 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Port La Belle to near Devils Garden to 8 miles southeast of Montura. Movement was north northeast around 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Clewiston, Labelle, Moore Haven, Montura, Port La Belle, Devils

At 553 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Otis, or 8 miles east of Great Barrington, moving 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... Becket, Otis, Sandisfield, Tyringham, Otis Wood Lanes, Leisure Lee, Algerie Four Corners, Bonny Rigg Corners, North Otis, Montville, Hephzibah Heights, Becket Center, West Becket, East Otis, Cold

* WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, Globe/Miami, Mazatzal Mountains, Pinal/Superstition Mountains, Rio Verde/Salt River, San Carlos, and Superior. * WHEN...Until 11 AM MST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions, especially for larger vehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Light, unsecured objects may become airborne. Localized channels of blowing dust may briefly lower visibility under one mile.

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Minnesota and northwest and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected. * WHERE...Hennepin and Ramsey Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

...HIGH RISK FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW FIRE STARTS THROUGH SATURDAY, DUE TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... Moderate to locally strong Santa Ana winds have peaked today then will slowly weaken tonight through Saturday. The gusty offshore winds combined with very warm and dry conditions will maintain Red Flag Warnings for most of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties through Saturday, and for interior Santa Barbara and San Luis