HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

LIBERTY, October 29, 2009 - TODAY AND TONIGHT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THIS SYSTEM DUE TO FAVORABLE WIND SHEAR PROFILES. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT.

SOME STORMS ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT...BUT THE GREATEST THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL COME ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVING 5 TO 8 INCHES. THESE AMOUNTS IN COMBINATION WITH ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS COULD LEAD TO FLOODING.

FRIDAY A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE DECREASING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT EARLY FRIDAY.

SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA RESULTING IN COOL NIGHTS...MILD DAYS...AND A RAIN FREE FORECAST.