STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR HIGH HEAT INDICES
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
500 AM EDT MON AUG 8 2011
 
...EXCESSIVE HEAT CONTINUES TO PLAGUE THE SOUTH CENTRAL U.S....
 
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. 
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
CULLMAN/FOLSOM FIELD ARPT        108
MOBILE DOWNTOWN                  109
TUSCALOOSA MUNI                  108

...ARKANSAS...
ARKADELPHIA                      118
SEARCY MUNI AIRPORT              116
LITTLE ROCK/ADAMS                114
MONTICELLO ARPT                  113
WEST MEMPHIS MUNI                113
NEWPORT                          112
STUTTGART                        112
LITTLE ROCK AFB                  110
PINE BLUFF/GRIDER                110
DE QUEEN                         109
JONESBORO MUNICIPAL              109
BLYTHEVILLE ARPT                 108
EL DORADO/GOODWIN                108
HOT SPRINGS                      108
                   
...GEORGIA...
BAINBRIDGE/DECATUR CO INDUS      113
WAYCROSS/WARE CO.                113
DOUGLAS MUNI ARPT                112
VALDOSTA REGIONAL                112
ALBANY MUNICIPAL                 110
THOMASTON                        110
BRUNSWICK/GLYNCO                 108

...LOUISIANA...
HAMMOND MUNI ARPT                114
MONROE REGIONAL                  113
BATON ROUGE/RYAN                 111
GALLIANO                         110
NATTCHITOCHES REGIONAL AIRPORT   110
NEW_ORLEANS/LAKEFRO              110
OAKDALE                          110
BOOTHVILLE                       109
ALEXANDRIA/ESLER                 108
ENGLAND AFB                      108
PATTERSON MEMORIAL               108

...MISSISSIPPI... 
BAY ST. LOUIS                    116
GOLDEN TRI                       115
COLUMBUS AFB                     112
TUNICA                           112
GREENVILLE MUNI                  110
GREENWOOD/LEFLORE                110
TUPELO/C.D. LEMONS               110
VICKSBURG/TALLULAH ARPT          110             

...MISSOURI...             
FORT LEONARD WOOD                109
JOPLIN REGIONAL                  108

...OKLAHOMA...
DURANT                           113
PAULS VALLEY MUNI AIRPORT        112
HALLIBURTON FIELD AIRPORT        111
ATOKA MUNI AIRPORT               110
ARDMORE MUNICIPAL                109
BARTLESVILLE/PHILLI              109
GROVE MUNI AIRPORT               108                 

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
HILTON HEAD                      114
DARLINGTON                       113
MYRTLE BEACH                     110
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH               109
BEAUFORT MCAS                    108
ROCK HILL-YORK CNTY ARPT         108             

...TENNESSEE...
MEMPHIS NAS                      125 
SMYRNA                           114                    
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                111
JACKSON/MCKELLAR                 110

...TEXAS...               
PARIS/COX FIELD                  111
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHU              109
ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL APRT         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 TUESDAY AUG 9.  PLEASE REFER TO
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

GERHARDT