HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

LIBERTY, January 28, 2010 - TONIGHT EXPECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE MOVING INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALTHOUGH THERE COULD BE AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORM...IT APPEARS LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE MORE OF A THREAT THAN SEVERE WEATHER. THE FRONT AND ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE ORIENTED JUST NORTHWEST OF THE HIGHWAY 59 CORRIDOR BY SUNRISE. EXPECT AVERAGE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED 3 TO 4 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10.

FRIDAY A COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATIONS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THE FRONT SHOULD PUSH OFF THE MATAGORDA BAY REGION TOWARD MID TO LATE MORNING THEN THE GALVESTON COASTLINE BY NOON. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CONCERN AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY...WITH AVERAGE 1 TO 2 INCH ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED...AND LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE REACHED IN THE MORNING FOLLOWED BY FALLING TEMPERATURES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.