STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR HIGH HEAT INDICES
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
500 AM EDT SUN AUG 7 2011
 
...EXCESSIVE HEAT CONTINUES TO PLAGUE THE SOUTH CENTRAL U.S....
 
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY NORTHWARD INTO
MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS.  HEAT ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST.  HIGH TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH
HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE HEAT INDICES GENERALLY
BETWEEN 105 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 SATURDAY AUGUST 6 2011...

...ALABAMA...
ALEXANDER CITY                   110
MOBILE DOWNTOWN                  109
CAIRNS AAF/OZARK                 108

...ARKANSAS...
NEWPORT                          121
SEARCY MUNI AIRPORT              119
WALNUT RIDGE                     117
BLYTHEVILLE ARPT                 115
ARKADELPHIA                      114
JONESBORO MUNICIPAL              114
LITTLE ROCK AFB                  114
RUSSELLVILLE MCPL                114
BATESVILLE                       112
SILOAM SPRING                    112
FORT SMITH MUNI                  111
FAYETTEVILLE/DRAKE               110
MOUNT IDA                        110
SPRINGDALE MUNI                  110

...FLORIDA...
CECIL FIELD NAS                  111
PERRY FOLEY ARPT                 110
APALACHICOLA MUNI                109
TYNDALL AFB                      109
WHITING FLD NAS                  109
                   
...GEORGIA...
WAYCROSS/WARE CO.                118
BAINBRIDGE/DECATUR CO INDUS      116
DOUGLAS MUNI ARPT                112
AUGUSTA/BUSH FIELD               110
FT STEWART                       110
VALDOSTA REGIONAL                110
ALBANY MUNICIPAL                 109
BLAKELY                          108
BRUNSWICK/GLYNCO                 108
MILLEDGEVILLE                    108

...LOUISIANA...
HAMMOND MUNI ARPT                112
MONROE REGIONAL                  112
ALEXANDRIA/ESLER                 110
NATTCHITOCHES REGIONAL AIRPORT   110
OAKDALE                          110
BATON ROUGE/RYAN                 109
ENGLAND AFB                      109
SHREVEPORT REGIONAL              109
PATTERSON MEMORIAL               109

...MISSISSIPPI... 
BAY ST. LOUIS                    114
GOLDEN TRI                       114
GREENVILLE MUNI                  114
GREENWOOD/LEFLORE                110
TUPELO/C.D. LEMONS               110
VICKSBURG/TALLULAH ARPT          110
MERIDIAN/KEY FIELD               108
TUNICA                           108

...MISSOURI...
POPLAR BLUFF                     122
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI              114
FORT LEONARD WOOD                110

...OKLAHOMA...
CHANDLER MUNI AIRPORT            115
OKMULGEE MUNI AIRPORT            115
PAULS VALLEY MUNI AIRPORT        114
SHAWNEE MUNI AIRPORT             113
TULSA INTL ARPT                  113
BARTLESVILLE/PHILLI              112
GUTHRIE MUNICIPAL                111
TINKER AFB                       111
GROVE MUNI AIRPORT               110
OKLAHOMA CITY                    110
CLAREMORE RGNL AIRPORT           109
STILLWATER MUNI                  109
FREDERICK MUNICIPAL              108
HOBART MUNICIPAL                 108
PONCA CITY MUNI                  108

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
BEAUFORT MCAS                    109
DARLINGTON                       108
HILTON HEAD                      108
ORANGEBURG/MUNI ARPT             108

...TENNESSEE...
MEMPHIS NAS                      120
DYERSBURG                        112
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                110
JACKSON/MCKELLAR                 109

...TEXAS...
NACOGDOCHES                      113
HOUSTON/INTERCONTIN              110
FT HOOD AAF/KILLEEN              109
MINEOLA/QUITMAN                  109
PARIS/COX FIELD                  109
LONGVIEW/GREGG CO.               108
LUFKIN/ANGELINA CO               108
TYLER/POUNDS FLD                 108
WICHITA FALLS/SHEP               108


DANGEROUS HEAT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL U.S.
THROUGH MONDAY AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING REMAINS IN PLACE.  DAYTIME
HEAT INDICES OF 105 TO 115 ARE EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTHERN TO
CENTRAL PLAINS AND EASTWARD OVER THE LOWER AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY.  OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BARELY DROP INTO THE
SEVENTIES...PROVIDING LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE PERSISTENT HEAT AND
HUMIDITY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 500 AM EDT ON MONDAY AUG 8.  PLEASE REFER TO
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

GERHARDT