Partly cloudy and very hot. Scattered thunderstorms are possible in the afternoon and evening. Any storm that does develop could become severe with large hail and strong winds.
Daytime highs: mid 90s.
Weekend Outlook: The heat wave looks to continue this weekend and next week. There is a possibility of thunderstorms on Saturday.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Adams, Allen, Wells and Whitley counties.
ISSUED AT 1150 AM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA
LAKE MICHIGAN
EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1150 AM UNTIL 700
PM EDT.
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS
ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL
HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
ISOLATED TORNADOES
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
Heat Advisory for Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties.
ISSUED AT 1119 AM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
NEAR RECORD HEAT ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON
.HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE UNSEASONABLY HOT AND
HUMID CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY. LOCATIONS ALONG
AND EAST OF A MONTICELLO INDIANA...TO WARSAW...TO HILLSDALE
MICHIGAN LINE WILL SEE AFTERNOON HIGHS CLIMB INTO THE MIDDLE TO
UPPER 90S. THESE TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH DEWPOINTS BETWEEN 65
AND 70...WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES OF 99 TO 105 IN MANY AREAS.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
WHICH MAY BRING BRIEF RELIEF TO SOME AREAS.
HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S AND HEAT INDEX VALUES
FROM 99 TO 105 DEGREES THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
IMPACTS...
* VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. * LACK OF COOLING OVERNIGHT AND HOT TEMPERATURES YESTERDAY AND THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE INCREASED HEAT STRESS ON THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS AND WITHOUT ADEQUATE COOLING METHODS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.
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