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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
253 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008
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ANDERSON-BELL-BOSQUE-COLLIN-COMANCHE-COOKE-CORYELL-DALLAS-DELTA-
DENTON-EASTLAND-ELLIS-ERATH-FALLS-FANNIN-FREESTONE-GRAYSON-HAMILTON-
HENDERSON-HILL-HOOD-HOPKINS-HUNT-JACK-JOHNSON-KAUFMAN-LAMAR-LAMPASAS-
LEON-LIMESTONE-MCLENNAN-MILAM-MILLS-MONTAGUE-NAVARRO-PALO PINTO-
PARKER-RAINS-ROBERTSON-ROCKWALL-SOMERVELL-STEPHENS-TARRANT-VAN ZANDT-
WISE-YOUNG-
253 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008
...GUSTAV WILL SPREAD RAIN AND WIND INTO NORTH TEXAS...
HURRICANE GUSTAV WILL MAKE LANDFALL IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA
AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY AND CONTINUE ON A NORTHWEST TRACK THROUGH
WESTERN LOUISIANA AND INTO EAST TEXAS BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE CURRENT
FORECAST TRACK OF GUSTAV TAKES ITS REMNANTS THROUGH EAST TEXAS
FROM TOLEDO BEND LAKE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING TO NORTHWEST OF
PALESTINE BY FRIDAY MORNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL SPREAD OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF NORTH
TEXAS AS GUSTAV ARRIVES AND AMOUNTS BY FRIDAY COULD AVERAGE FROM
AROUND ONE INCH ALONG THE I-35 CORRIDOR TO OVER FOUR INCHES FROM
ATHENS NORTHWARD INTO THE PARIS AREA. THERE COULD BE ISOLATED
RAIN SWATH WITH TOTALS IN EXCESS OF SIX INCHES FROM PARIS
SOUTH TO CANTON.
AS FOR WINDS...THEY WILL BECOME MORE NORTHERLY AND INCREASE AS GUSTAV
APPROACHES. A WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED ACROSS THE
EASTERN COUNTIES TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES MAY ALSO SPREAD INTO
THE EASTERN COUNTIES OF NORTH TEXAS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE
REMNANTS OF GUSTAV LINGER OVER THE REGION.
STAY TURN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON GUSTAV AND ITS IMPACT ON NORTH TEXAS THIS WEEK.
EXPECT PLENTY OF PRECIP...4 TO 6 INCHES STORM TOTAL ACROSS MUCH
OF THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. ALSO EXPECT
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AS IKE TRANSITS THE AREA AND BECOMES
EXTRATROPICAL SOMEWHERE NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. AS WITH ANY
TROPICAL SYSTEM...THERE IS A THREAT OF TORNADOES...BUT THE MAJOR
THREAT WILL BE FLASH FLOODING...RIVER FLOODING...AND OTHER WATER
RELATED ISSUES CAUSED BY WIDESPREAD TROPICAL RAIN. PWAT/S ARE
ALREADY ABOVE TWO INCHES OVER THE AREA AND THIS JUICY ATMOSPHERE
SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE AS IKE ARRIVES.
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1110 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...HURRICANE IKE TO AFFECT NORTH TEXAS...
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE
MIDDLE TEXAS COAST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. THE
HURRICANE WILL QUICKLY MOVE NORTH...GENERALLY ALONG A LINE FROM
HOUSTON TO PALESTINE TO PARIS. IKE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO
TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH LATE MORNING SATURDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES
ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH HIGHER TOTALS...STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED.
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MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-HUNT-
DELTA-HOPKINS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-
VAN ZANDT-RAINS-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-
1110 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
1 AM CDT SUNDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING ISSUED FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A
BOWIE TO GATESVILLE LINE.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35
FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DUE TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED...LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH
AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN CHAIRS SHOULD BE SECURED...AS THEY CAN
EASILY BECOME PROJECTILES IN HIGH WINDS. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE
POSSIBLE...SO HAVE FLASHLIGHTS...BATTERIES...A FULL TANK OF
GAS...CASH...BOTTLED WATER AND NON-PERISHABLE FOODS ON HAND JUST
IN CASE.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE SATURDAY.
...INLAND FLOODING...
STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OUTSIDE OF THE
WATCH AREA...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE WITHIN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT SCHEDULED ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 4 PM.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
538 AM CST MON NOV 10 2008
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MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-
FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-
LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
538 AM CST MON NOV 10 2008
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS
TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE...
ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. LARGE
HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT...THOUGH DAMAGING WINDS MAY
ACCOMPANY STORMS IN THE UNSTABLE AIR SOUTH OF A WARM FRONT. NEAR
THE NORTHWARD MOVING BOUNDARY...TORNADIC SUPERCELLS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN CENTRAL AND EAST TEXAS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. HEAVY RAIN WILL BECOME A GREATER CONCERN
TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
THE THUNDERSTORMS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER
WILL DIMINISH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY TUESDAY.
ALTHOUGH THE TORNADIC THREAT WILL BE NON-ZERO...THE PRIMARY
THREATS FROM THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS MORNING...BUT IS MORE
LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
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