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Reported at Elkhart Automatic Weather Observing / Reporting System, KS
7:28 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2012- 79°F26°C
Fair- Feels Like:79°F26°CDew Point:39°F4°CHumidity:24%
Winds:SE 1 mph 2 kph
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 331 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ALC033-059-077-079-083-089-103-010400- /O.CON.KWNS.SV.A.0331.000000T0000Z-120601T0400Z/ AL . ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE COLBERT FRANKLIN LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE LIMESTONE MADISON MORGAN
Excessive Heat Warning
AZZ020>023-025>028-CAZ031>033-011015- /O.CON.KPSR.EH.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120601T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.EH.W.0007.120601T1700Z-120602T0300Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE... SALOME...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...GILA BEND... APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE...BLYTHE... CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 309 PM MST THU MAY 31 2012 /309 PM PDT THU MAY 31 2012/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ FRIDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS AND LOWER DESERTS OF FAR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. CITIES INCLUDE...THE PHOENIX METRO AREA...YUMA...EL CENTRO...CASA GRANDE...WICKENBURG...PARKER AND BLYTHE. * TEMPERATURES...RECORD OR NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES. THIS AFTERNOON ...AROUND 108 DEGREES IN PHOENIX AND AROUND 113 DEGREES IN BLYTHE AND YUMA. ON FRIDAY...FROM AROUND 112 DEGREES IN PHOENIX TO 113 IN BLYTHE AND YUMA. * IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES THIS HOT WILL MAKE WORKING OUTDOORS CONSIDERABLY MORE DIFFICULT. HEAT STROKE WILL BE MORE LIKELY FOR THOSE ENGAGING IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. THE HEAT CAN CAUSE UNDUE HEALTH DIFFICULTIES TO THE ELDERLY AND THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. IF YOU WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT...YOUR HEAD AND BODY WILL BE MUCH COOLER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. &&
Heat Advisory
AZZ501>509-011100- /O.CON.KTWC.HT.Y.0003.120601T1800Z-120602T0200Z/ WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION- UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY- UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AJO...ORGAN PIPE CACTUS N.M....SELLS... NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY...MARANA...VAIL... PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK...MAMMOTH...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA... BENSON...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...SAFFORD 206 PM MST THU MAY 31 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 107 TO 111 IN LOWER WESTERN DESERTS...AND 101 TO 107 IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN VALLEY LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...NEAR RECORD HEAT WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS OUTDOORS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THESE ADDITIONAL STEPS TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK... SCHEDULE FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 911. &&
Air Quality Alert
...HIGH POLLUTION ADVISORY FOR MARICOPA COUNTY INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA FRIDAY... THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED AN OZONE HIGH POLLUTION ADVISORY FOR THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA FOR FRIDAY. THIS MEANS THAT FORECAST WEATHER CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH EXISTING OZONE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN LOCAL MAXIMUM 8-HOUR OZONE CONCENTRATIONS THAT POSE A HEALTH RISK. ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS INCREASE AS AIR QUALITY DETERIORATES. OZONE IS AN AIR CONTAMINANT WHICH CAN CAUSE BREATHING DIFFICULTIES FOR CHILDREN AS WELL AS PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. A DECREASE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS RECOMMENDED. IF IT IS A REGULARLY SCHEDULED WORK DAY...YOU ARE URGED TO CAR POOL... TELECOMMUTE...OR USE MASS TRANSIT. THE USE OF GASOLINE-POWERED EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE REDUCED OR DONE LATE IN THE DAY. FOR DETAILS ON THIS HIGH POLLUTION ADVISORY FOR MARICOPA COUNTY... VISIT THE ADEQ INTERNET SITE AT WWW.AZDEQ.GOV OR CALL 602-771-2367 FOR RECORDED FORECAST INFORMATION.
Statement
1039 AM PDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... BACTERIA LEVELS HAVE EXCEEDED HEALTH GUIDELINES AT STILLWATER COVE NEAR PEBBLE BEACH AND LOVERS POINT. THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ADVISES THE PUBLIC TO AVOID OCEAN WATER CONTACT AT THIS TIME WHEN VISITING STILLWATER COVE AND LOVERS POINT. STILLWATER COVE AND LOVERS POINT REMAIN OPEN AND ALL OTHER MONTEREY BEACHES REMAIN OPEN AT THIS TIME WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS. * LOCATION...STILLWATER COVE NEAR PEBBLE BEACH AND LOVERS POINT. * TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH OCEAN WATER MAY CAUSE ILLNESS. * SOURCE...THIS INFORMATION IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.MTYHD.ORG/BEACH (ALL LOWER CASE) OR CALL 1-800-347- 6363. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE RISK OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO BE POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN BE EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE MAMMALS OR SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS TIME. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS. &&
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
651 PM MDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM MDT... AT 648 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COKEDALE...OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TRINIDAD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BUT ALSO COKEDALE AND TRINIDAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 3710 10470 3724 10445 3719 10427 3699 10448 3699 10457 TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 323DEG 11KT 3709 10458 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
Air Quality Index
425 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012 THE FORECAST FRIDAY FOR THE DC METRO AREA IS CODE LEVEL GREEN...WHICH IS GOOD...AND MEANS LITTLE OR NO HEALTH RISK. PRIMARY POLLUTANT WILL BE OZONE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.CLEANAIRPARTNERS.NET.
Marine Warning
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA FROM 20 TO 60 NM OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS... COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS... * UNTIL 830 PM CDT * AT 729 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OF 34 KNOTS OR GREATER...OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ABOUT 24 NM SOUTH OF GRAND ISLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...HIGH WAVES...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... AND HEAVY RAINS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY...UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. && LAT...LON 2865 9013 2873 9015 2892 9014 2898 8957 2871 8955 2870 8956 TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 270DEG 26KT 2881 9001
Wind Advisory
...STRONG AND GUSTY TRADE WINDS ACROSS LANAI... HIZ014-015-010400- /O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0024.120531T2208Z-120601T0400Z/ LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANELE...LANAI CITY 1208 PM HST THU MAY 31 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. &&
Flood Warning
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER... AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA...EMMET RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...AS WELL AS EXPECTED PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN. MORE INFORMATION IS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES . && IAC063-012056- /O.CON.KDMX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120605T0000Z/ /ESVI4.1.ER.120530T0452Z.120531T0715Z.120604T0000Z.NO/ 356 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER AT ESTHERVILLE...OR FROM THE IOWA-MINNESOTA BORDER...TO NEAR WALLINGFORD. * UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. * AT 3:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FORECAST...NEARLY STEADY...THEN GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...MIKE MICKELSON PARK SOUTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS. NORTH RIVERSIDE PARK NORTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS. BACKWATER FROM THE RIVER CAUSES SCHOOL CREEK TO AFFECT THE LOW AREAS OF VALLEY DRIVE. && LAT...LON 4350 9491 4350 9485 4326 9471 4326 9483
Frost Advisory
...FROST EXPECTED TONIGHT OVER THE INLAND WEST HALF OF UPPER MICHIGAN... .CLEAR AND CALM CONDITIONS TONIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND FROST TO DEVELOP OVER THE WEST HALF OF UPPER MICHIGAN...MAINLY INLAND FROM THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. MIZ005-011-011200- /O.EXA.KMQT.FR.Y.0004.120601T0600Z-120601T1200Z/ MARQUETTE-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE...IRON MOUNTAIN 828 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012 /728 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2012/ ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ TO 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ TO 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL FALL AS LOW AS 32 TO 34 WELL INLAND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR. * FROST IS EXPECTED MAINLY IN AREAS OF WESTERN DICKINSON AND MARQUETTE COUNTIES AWAY FROM THE MODERATING INFLUENCE OF LAKE SUPERIOR. * TEMPERATURES ALONG THE SHORELINE OF LAKE SUPERIOR WILL REMAIN NEAR 40...LIMITING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT FROST IN THAT AREA. IMPACTS... * PLANTS AND FLOWERS THAT ARE SENSITIVE TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES COULD BE DAMAGED...AND SHOULD BE COVERED OR TAKEN INSIDE IF POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT &&
Flood Watch
...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE AFFECTING DAKOTA...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES .THIS RIVER FORECAST IS BASED ON VERY HEAVY RAINS WHICH FELL OVER RIVER BASINS DURING THE PAST WEEK...WHICH OF COURSE CAUSED LARGE RISES IN RIVER LEVELS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WILL ADD...ON AVERAGE...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF MOISTURE TO THE RIVER BASINS NOTED BELOW. LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO CREST JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE. ANY ADDITIONAL SIGINIFICANT RAINFALL MAY CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE HIGHER THAN PREDICTED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS. MNC037-053-139-021645- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.A.0011.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SAVM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 1145 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012 THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 11:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 700.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * BANKFULL STAGE IS 698.0 FEET. * FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY SATURDAY EVENING.
