STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 11 FOR HIGH HEAT INDICES
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
432 AM EDT MON JUL 25 2011
 
...HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY CONTINUES OVER THE CENTRAL U.S...
 
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PARTS OF THE CENTRAL U.S.  HOT TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH THE
HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS...WILL CREATE HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 100 TO 115
DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

HEAT INDEX SAFETY INFORMATION AND MEANINGS OF WATCHES...WARNINGS
AND ADVISORIES CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OM/HEAT/INDEX.SHTML

GRAPHICAL HEAT INDEX FORECASTS CAN BE FOUND AT
www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/heat_index_MAX.shtml


...SELECTED HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM SUNDAY JULY 24 2011...

...ARKANSAS...
WALNUT RIDGE				     110

...ILLINOIS...
MOUNT VERNON				     113

...IOWA...
KNOXVILLE				     114

...KANSAS...
TOPEKA                                       115

...MARYLAND...
OCEAN CITY 				     111

...MISSOURI...
POPLAR BLUFF				     113

...NORTH CAROLINA...
ELIZABETH CITY				     110

...OKLAHOMA...
SHAWNEE					     114

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
DARLINGTON				     110

...TENNESSEE...
MEMPHIS					     111

...VIRGINIA...
FRANKLIN				     112


A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...CONTINUING TO KEEP HOT TEMPERATURES IN PLACE.  THE HOT
TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HIGH DEW POINTS WILL CREATE HEAT
INDICES ABOVE 100 DEGREES OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL U.S.  HIGH
TEMPERATURES OF 95 TO 105 DEGREES WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY.  

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 500 AM EDT...TUESDAY...JULY 26.  PLEASE REFER
TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

HAMRICK