Strong thunderstorms will continue to develop through 7 PM from near Ashland to Greensburg...then move east towards Coldwater...Pratt... and Medicine Lodge. Strong winds from 45 to 65 mph may develop out of the strongest storms.
Forecast for Comanche
Updated: 3:29 PM CDT on July 10, 2009
Heat advisory in effect until 7 PM CDT this evening...
Tonight
Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny. Highs around 102. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
... Heat advisory now in effect until 7 PM CDT this evening...
The heat advisory is now in effect until 7 PM CDT this evening.
Afternoon highs will generally range from 105 to 108 degrees. Temperatures of around 110 are likely near the Oklahoma border. These hot temperatures combined with high relative humidities will produce heat indices between 107 and 112 degrees.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A heat advisory means that a period of hot temperatures is expected. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. Drink plenty of fluids... stay in an air-conditioned room... stay out of the sun... and check up on relatives and neighbors.