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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1021 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

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1021 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS ALL AREAS
EXCEPT FOR THE FAR WESTERN PARTS OF THE PANHANDLES BETWEEN 3 PM AND
11 PM. A COUPLE OF STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS UP TO
70 MPH AND LARGE HAIL UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE BEING THE PRIMARY
HAZARDS.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ACROSS THE EASTERN HALVES OF THE PANHANDLES. IF STORMS DEVELOP...THEY
COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING
THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY ACROSS THE
WESTERN ONE THIRD OF THE PANHANDLES. ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL SECTIONS OF THE
PANHANDLES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE ON MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS THE PANHANDLES TODAY
AND SATURDAY.

AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY...FRIDAY...AND MONDAY...AND
FOR ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

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JACKSON