Gallatin, TX Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

1202 PM CDT FRI AUG 8 2008

Expires:

600 AM CDT SAT AUG 09 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST AND DEEP EAST TEXAS...AND FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHEASTWARD OVER DEEP EAST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT SEEPS FARTHER INTO THE FOUR STATE AREA. ANY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY FREQUENT LIGHTNING... BRIEF BUT HEAVY RAINFALL...AND GUSTY WINDS. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK AS THE FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY AND A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVES THROUGH NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND BRIEF...HEAVY RAINFALL. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER...HAM RADIO OPERATOR...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.