STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR HIGH HEAT INDICES
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
500 AM EDT WED AUG 3 2011
 
...EXCESSIVE HEAT CONTINUES TO AFFECT MULTIPLE STATES OVER THE
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S. TODAY...
 
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT OVER THE
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S. DOWN TO THE GULF COAST INCLUDING PARTS OF THE
SOUTHEAST.  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 TUESDAY AUGUST 2 2011...

...ARKANSAS...
ARKADELPHIA                      122
LITTLE ROCK                      119
NEWPORT                          118
RUSSELLVILLE                     117
JONESBORO                        110

...IOWA...
NEWTON                           125
KNOXVILLE                        124
WASHINGTON                       123
ATLANTIC                         119
FAIRFIELD                        117
CLINTON                          117

...MISSOURI...
ST. JOSEPH                       118
CHILLICHOTE                      115
POPLAR BLUFF                     113
WHITEMAN AFB                     113
KANSAS CITY                      112
JOPLIN                           110
SPRINGFIELD                      108

...MISSISSIPPI...
GREENVILLE                       114
GREENWOOD                        113
VICKSBURG/TALLULAH ARPT          112
JACKSON                          110
GULFPORT                         109

...ILLINOIS...
FREEPORT                         124
STERLING ROCKFALLS               122
PITTSFIELD                       117
PEORIA                           112
GALESBURG                        110

...OKLAHOMA...
TAHLEQUAH                        118
SHAWNEE                          114
DURAN                            114
ATOKA                            113
TULSA                            112
OKLAHOMA CITY                    108

...TEXAS...
TYLER                            112
DALLAS-FORT WORTH                112
PARIS/COX_FIELD                  111
LONGVIEW/GREGG CO                111
HUNTSVILLE                       110

...LOUISIANA...
NATTCHITOCHES REGIONAL AIRPORT   117
MONROE REGIONAL                  116
SHREVEPORT                       110

...ALABAMA...
MOBILE                           113

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 EDGES SOUTHWARD FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS 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 THU AUG 4.  PLEASE REFER TO
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

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