Berclair, TX Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Issued:

1245 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2008

Expires:

1200 AM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING NORTH FROM OLD MEXICO WILL COMBINE WITH AMBLE TROPICAL MOISTURE TO PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING FRIDAY THROUGH AT LEAST THE WEEKEND ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. SOME OF THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. ACROSS THE EASTERN COASTAL PLAINS...RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW...FURTHER WEST AND INTO THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS...INCLUDING THE CITY OF LAREDO...HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SEE AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH EVEN HIGHER ISOLATED AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SINCE MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL...SATURATING THE SOILS OVER THE PAST WEEK...A FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED FOR AT LEAST THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS REGION BY FRIDAY. RAINFALL WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND IN AMOUNTS BY MONDAY AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES WEST AND DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

512 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2008

Expires:

600 AM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER INLAND AREAS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TONIGHT. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH A LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE ALONG THE RIO GRANDE LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-35 CORRIDOR. OTHERWISE...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.