At 622 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Franklin, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include. Oil City, Franklin, Sugarcreek, Stoneboro, Seneca, Polk, Sandy Lake, Cooperstown, Woodland Heights, Utica, New Lebanon, Maurice K Goddard State Park, Cranberry Township, and Oil Creek State Park.

The areas affected include. Lake Erie from Lake Erie State Park to the Buffalo Harbor. At 611 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms, capable of producing winds to around 30 knots. A gust front from these thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 nm west of Lake Erie Beach to near Sunset Bay, moving northeast at 30 knots. Locations impacted include. Van Buren Point, Small Boat Harbor, Lake Erie Beach, Wanakah, Woodlawn Beach, Erie Basin Marina, Sturgeon Point, Dunkirk, Athol Springs, Bayview, and Sunset Bay.

* WHAT. Heat index values of 100 to 104 degrees are expected at times this week with variability each day due to clouds and scattered showers and storms. * WHERE. Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. * WHEN. Until 8 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. The prolonged nature of the heat may increase heat stress with time.

* WHAT. Heat index values as high as 100. * WHERE. All of western New York. * WHEN. Until 8 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat related illnesses to occur.

* WHAT. Heat index values up to 100. * WHERE. Central Pennsylvania. * WHEN. Until 8 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

* WHAT. Heat index values ranging from 100 to 105 degrees. * WHERE. Portions of east central Ohio, northwest, southwest, and western Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. * WHEN. Until 8 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation at Albany has issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for Ground Level Ozone from 11 AM to 11 PM EDT Tuesday. Air quality levels in outdoor air are predicted to be greater than an Air Quality Index value of 101 for Ground Level Ozone. The Air Quality Index. or AQI. was created as an easy way to correlate levels of different pollutants to one scale. The higher the AQI value. the greater the health concern. When pollution levels are elevated. the New York State Department of Health recommends that individuals consider limiting strenuous outdoor physical activity to reduce the risk of adverse health effects. People who may be especially sensitive to the effects of elevated levels of pollutants include the very young and those with pre-existing respiratory problems such as asthma or heart disease. Those with symptoms should consider consulting their personal physician. For additional information, please visit the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation website at, https://on.ny.gov/nyaqi, or call the Air Quality Hotline at 1 800 5 3 5, 1 3 4 5.

An Air Quality Advisory for ground level ozone has been issued by the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency for Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit Counties. The advisory is from midnight tonight to midnight Tuesday night. Air quality levels will be unhealthy for sensitive groups during this period. If you are in the sensitive groups category of children, the elderly and those with breathing difficulties, please monitor your outdoor activity and check air quality readings at airnow.gov. Additionally, sign-up at enviroflash.info for text alerts regarding air quality. To help our region reduce air pollution: * Drive less: bike, walk, use transit, work from home, combine trips * Visit gohiocommute.com/noaca - Find a smarter way to travel! * Don't idle - Turn off your engine * Refill your tank after sunset * Wait to mow the lawn

An Air Quality Advisory for ground level ozone has been issued by the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency for Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit Counties. The advisory is from midnight tonight to midnight Tuesday night. Air quality levels will be unhealthy for sensitive groups during this period. If you are in the sensitive groups category of children, the elderly and those with breathing difficulties, please monitor your outdoor activity and check air quality readings at airnow.gov. Additionally, sign-up at enviroflash.info for text alerts regarding air quality. To help our region reduce air pollution: * Drive less: bike, walk, use transit, work from home, combine trips * Visit gohiocommute.com/noaca - Find a smarter way to travel! * Don't idle - Turn off your engine * Refill your tank after sunset * Wait to mow the lawn