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The Alabama Emergency Management Agency has released information to alert residents of impending high temperatures and high Heat Index values.

Heat indices will  reach 103-109 Wednesday and again on Thursday with very little cooling overnight.

Limit outdoor activity, stay in shaded or air-conditioned areas and drink plenty of water.

Although only isolated to scattered thunderstorms are forecast to develop in eastern Alabama and move westward this afternoon and evening, the atmosphere is very unstable and any storm has the potential to produce damaging wind gusts and hail. There is no tornado threat and most areas will remain dry, hot and humid. Widespread severe weather is not expected.

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will develop each afternoon and evening statewide from Thursday through at least next Monday.   Besides frequent lightning, a few storms each day could produce damaging wind gusts and very heavy rainfall with localized flooding.

The good news is the increased cloud cover and rainfall will reduce heat index values and Heat Advisories will likely not be needed from Friday into early next week.