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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
900 AM CST MON NOV 17 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...
THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...WILL CONTINUE
TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-35 CORRIDOR THIS
EVENING. ALTHOUGH LARGE HAIL IS POSSIBLE...DAMAGING WINDS TO 70 MPH
WINDS ALONG WITH A FEW TORNADOES APPEARS TO BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE
WEATHER THREAT...GIVEN THE STRONG LOW-LEVEL WIND SHEAR AND LOW CLOUD
BASES EXPECTED. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST OUT OF NORTH TEXAS BY
MIDNIGHT OR AFTER...AS A COLD FRONT AND DRYLINE TROUGH SWEEP INTO
THE REGION FROM THE WEST.

FURTHERMORE...RICH GULF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW NORTHWARD
INTO THE REGION. LOCALIZED RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE
WITH HEAVIER STORMS...RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING
...ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST OF A TEMPLE...MARLIN...BUFFALO...PALESTINE LINE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
SLIGHT CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN THIS COMING WEEKEND.
SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...AND EAST OF I-35 THIS EVENING.

My whole portable just rumbled and vibrated with the thunder ...Wow!

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1230 PM CST MON NOV 17 2003

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE...

THE THREAT FOR STRONG OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS INCREASING FROM THE
DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX NORTHWARD TO THE RED RIVER. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING WESTERN PARKER COUNTY WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
TARRANT COUNTY BY 1 PM AFFECTING EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE. LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE LIKELY...AND THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY
OF A TORNADO WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST MONDAY EVENING.

Looks nasty on your radar there Stooge. :o Please do stay safe!