Samnorwood, TX Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Issued:

526 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008

Expires:

400 PM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008

...HEAVY RAINS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... A LARGE AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ORGANIZE OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES TODAY...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 TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS MOST OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES BY MONDAY NIGHT...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.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

600 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008

Expires:

100 PM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS ALL SECTIONS OF THE PANHANDLES. HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE THREAT FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLES. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. IF THE TURNING OF WINDS WITH HEIGHT IMPROVES SUFFICIENTLY...ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. THUS...BOATERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ON AREA LAKES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PANHANDLES SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE PANHANDLES...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. IN ADDITION... HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PANHANDLES...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS. SPOTTERS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE PANHANDLES SHOULD BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WEATHER OBSERVERS ARE REQUESTED TO RELAY THEIR RAINFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO.