Reklaw, TX Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

1213 PM CDT THU MAR 18 2010

Expires:

1215 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...FOR DEEP EAST AND NORTHEAST TEXAS AND FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FOUR STATE AREA LATE ON SATURDAY. AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DEVELOPING DURING THE MORNING OVER NORTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. AS THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE INCREASES...SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME STRONG...TO POTENTIALLY SEVERE AS MID...TO LATE DAY HEATING MAY PLAY A KEY ROLE IN DESTABILIZING THE AIR AHEAD OF THE FRONT...ESPECIALLY OVER LOUISIANA AND SOUTH ARKANSAS. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THIS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD EXIT EASTERN AREAS DURING SATURDAY EVENING. CHILLY AND DRY WEATHER WILL WELCOME IN THE FIRST DAY OR TWO OF SPRING WITH THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT LATE ON DAY SEVEN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.