Quail, TX Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

805 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

Expires:

600 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES FROM SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AFFECTS THE REGION. A FEW STORMS THAT DEVELOP ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MAY BECOME STRONG OR APPROACH SEVERE LEVELS...WITH HAIL AND STRONG WINDS THE PRIMARY THREATS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Issued:

330 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

Expires:

600 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008

...HEAVY RAINS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES FROM SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY... A LARGE AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ORGANIZE OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES ON SATURDAY...THEN MOVE OUT INTO THE PLAINS STATES ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM DECAYING EASTERN PACIFIC HURRICANE NORBERT NORTHEAST INTO THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. ALL OF THESE FEATURES WILL COMBINE TO BRING PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IT APPEARS AT THIS TIME THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE PRESENT FROM SATURDAY TO MONDAY. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS MOST OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLY RECEIVING IN EXCESS OF THREE INCHES. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION...OR YOUR LOCAL CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER FORECASTS...STATEMENTS...WATCHES OR WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN AMARILLO TEXAS.