Pinewood, TX Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

1204 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008

Expires:

600 AM CDT THU JUL 24 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 WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...AS ABUNDANT MOISTURE COMBINES WITH DAYTIME HEATING. THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BE SEEN ACROSS DEEP EAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AS THE CIRCULATION AROUND DOLLY PROVIDES ADDITIONAL MOISTURE AND LIFT. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MILES AN HOUR...AND FREQUENT FLASHES OF CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. HOWEVER...THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE LATER TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTER GROUPS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.