STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR HIGH HEAT INDICES
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
500 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2011
 
...EXCESSIVE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT MULTIPLE STATES ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS AND INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...
 
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE
EASTERN PART OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE MID AND
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND PARTS OF THE MIDWEST.  HIGH
TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
CREATE HEAT INDICES GENERALLY BETWEEN 105 TO 115 DEGREES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER VALUES...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 AUGUST 1 2011...

...ARKANSAS...
ARKADELPHIA                      123
NEWPORT                          115
LITTLE ROCK AFB                  114
RUSSELLVILLE                     113

...IOWA...
KNOXVILLE                        127
NEWTON                           122
ATLANTIC                         120
WILLEY                           117
CRESTON                          105

...MINNESOTA...
FAIRMOUNT                        111
PIPESTONE                        111
WINDOM                           111

...NEBRESKA...
FALLS CITY                       122
OFFUTT AFB                       120
NEBRASKA CITY                    120

...MISSOURI...
ST. JOSEPH                       119
CHILLICHOTE                      114
KANSAS CITY                      112
POPLAR BLUFF                     111
WHITEMAN AFB                     111
JOPLIN                           109

...MISSISSIPPI...
VICKSBURG/TALLULAH ARPT          114
GREENVILLE                       113
GREENWOOD                        111
JACKSON                          110

...ILLINOIS...
TAYLORVILLE                      110
SPARTA                           108

...OKLAHOMA...
TAHLEQUAH                        115
SHAWNEE                          113
ATOKA                            112
DURAN                            112
OKMULGEE                         112
ARDMORE                          111
BARTLESVILLE                     111
OKLAHOMA CITY                    108

...TEXAS...
PARIS/COX_FIELD                  112
LONGVIEW/GREGG CO                111
MINEOLA                          109
TYLER                            109
DALLAS-FORT WORTH                108

...LOUISIANA...
BASTROP                          115
HAMMOND                          115
MONROE REGIONAL                  115
NATTCHITOCHES REGIONAL AIRPORT   112
OAKDALE                          112


AS AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS
THE CENTRAL U.S...EXCESSIVE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN U.S. FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A COLD
FRONT SLOWLY EDGING FROM THE NORTH SHOULD BEGIN TO SHRINK THE
COVERAGE OF THE HEAT THEREAFTER.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 500 AM EDT ON WED AUG 3.  PLEASE REFER TO
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

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