Lanark, TX Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

550 AM CDT WED JUL 9 2008

Expires:

600 AM CDT THU JUL 10 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT A COLD FRONT WILL MAKE ITS WAY TO THE INTERSTATE 3O CORRIDOR BY LATE THIS EVENING...TRIGGERING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST REGION THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE...WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST REGION ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A STATIONARY FRONT LIES DRAPED NEAR THE LOUISIANA ARKANSAS STATE LINE...STRETCHING INTO NORTHEAST TEXAS. IN ADDITION TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTER GROUPS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...IS POSSIBLE BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING FOR LOCATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 30.