Diboll, TX Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

1200 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2008

Expires:

600 AM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...EAST TEXAS AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE FOUR STATE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AS MOISTURE COMBINES WITH HEATING AND WEAK UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE ACTIVITY. THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS NORTHERN LA AND SOUTHERN AR THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. MOST OF THE STORMS SHOULD DISSIPATE AFTER SUNSET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... THE PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.