Morton, TX Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

725 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2008

Expires:

730 PM CDT WED JUL 09 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT FLOODING SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS LIKELY TO INCREASE IN BOTH COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATER TONIGHT. WITH MOISTURE LEVELS INCREASING OVER THE SOUTH PLAINS REGION...A THREAT FOR PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING MAY EVOLVE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE MOST LIKELY AREAS TO RECEIVE HEAVY RAIN CURRENTLY APPEAR TO BE LOCALS NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROUGHLY LEVELLAND...TO FLOYDADA...TO CHILDRESS...HOWEVER THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE STRONGEST SHOWERS AND STORMS REMAINS UNCLEAR. DESPITE THE ANTICIPATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL NOT BE LIKELY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO SOME FLOODING... ESPECIALLY OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE AND NORTHWEST SOUTH PLAINS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS IN CASE THE THREAT OF FLOODING INCREASES TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.