Chalk, TX Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

409 AM CDT FRI SEP 5 2008

Expires:

415 AM CDT SAT SEP 06 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT CONVECTIVE THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHERN SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND PERHAPS OVER ADJACENT AREAS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR A FEW ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS...WHICH WILL PRESENT A THREAT OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO ALSO MAY BE POSSIBLE. THE MOST LIKELY LOCATIONS TO EXPERIENCE SEVERE WEATHER LATER TODAY INCLUDE LOCALES FROM ROUGHLY HAPPY...TO SILVERTON...TO CHILDRESS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.