Hazardous Weather Outlook

LIBERTY, December 27, 2008 - TODAY AND TONIGHT A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON ACCOMPANIED WITH A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE FRONT WILL REACH THE COLLEGE STATION AREA BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM...THE HOUSTON AREA BETWEEN 2 PM AND 3 PM AND THE GALVESTON AREA BETWEEN 4 PM AND 5 PM. DUE TO ABUNDANT SHEAR IN THE ATMOSPHERE...A FEW OF THE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT AREA WILL BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL...WITH A LESSER THREAT OF TORNADOES.

BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS AROUND 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP. RAINFALL AMOUNTS TODAY WILL AVERAGE 1/2 TO 1 INCH WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. THE QUICK MOVEMENT OF THE LINE WILL PRECLUDE ANY THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING.

THE THREAT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL END BY SUNSET AS THE FRONT PUSHES EAST OF THE AREA.

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