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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
336 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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336 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE FAR
EASTERN PANHANDLES. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP MAY QUICKLY BECOME
SEVERE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY
HAZARDS...ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN
TWO THIRDS OF THE PANHANDLES THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH 10 PM CDT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

STRONG STORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
NORTHEASTERN PANHANDLES ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN
AND NORTHWESTERN PANHANDLES ON MONDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS MOST OF THE PANHANDLES WITH
SOME STORMS POSSIBILITY BECOMING SEVERE.

ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ON SUNDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN HALF OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN PANHANDLES
THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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

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