Loop, TX Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

602 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008

Expires:

615 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER WHERE SOILS ARE ALREADY SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINFALL. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER. FLOWS WERE ALREADY ELEVATED ALONG THE RIO GRANDE RIVER DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL. SINCE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL APPEARS LIKELY ALONG MUCH OF THE RIO GRANDE TODAY AND TONIGHT...ADDITIONAL RISES...IF NOT FLOODING COULD OCCUR ON THE RIO GRANDE THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING INTO MONDAY WITH THE GREATEST CHANCES ALONG THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. RAIN CHANCES DIMINISH...THOUGH A SLIGHT CHANCE WILL CONTINUE THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ALONG THE RIO GRANDE WILL KEEP THE RIO GRANDE RUNNING AT ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS INTO MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...EMERGENCY MANAGERS...LAW ENFORCEMENT...AND AREA RESIDENTS WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING.