HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

HOUSTON, March 18, 2008 - TONIGHT THERE IS A THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL ON TODAY AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE VERY STRONG JET STREAM WINDS...ABUNDANT MOISTURE...LIFT FROM THE APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM...AND EVENTUALLY THE COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING INTO A SQUALL LINE. THREATS WILL RANGE FROM ISOLATED TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...TRANSITIONING OVER TO DAMAGING WINDS WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE SQUALL LINE. THE MAIN THREAT PERIOD WILL BE BETWEEN MID MORNING TO LATE AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES LIKELY AND ISOLATED ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE.

MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT HIGH TIDE TIMES DUE TO ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. THIS WILL TRANSLATE TO ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS BEACH FRONT AREAS AND 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE BAY SHORE LINES.

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