STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 12 FOR HIGH HEAT INDICES
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
434 AM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011
 
...HIGH HEAT INDICES ARE LIMITED TO A SMALL PORTION OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...
 
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 110
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 MONDAY JULY 25 2011...

...MISSISSIPPI...
GREENVILLE				     110

...OKLAHOMA...
DUNCAN					     110

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
DARLINGTON				     110

...TEXAS...
KILLEEN					     112



A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S.  HOT TEMPERATURES
COMBINED WITH HIGH DEW POINTS WILL CREATE HEAT INDICES ABOVE 100
DEGREES OVER A SMALL PORTION OF THE CENTRAL U.S.  HIGH
TEMPERATURES OF 95 TO 105 DEGREES WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY.  

THE WILL BE THE FINAL SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT.  PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

HAMRICK