SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 345 PM CST WED DEC 16 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM CST WED DEC 16 2009
...STEADY MODERATE RAINFALL AFFECTING ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN BROWNSVILLE IS TRACKING
WIDESPREAD MODERATE SHOWERS ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AT THIS TIME.
THESE SHOWERS ARE GENERALLY PRODUCING ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER OF
AN INCH PER HOUR...WITH SOME OF THE HEAVIER SHOWERS OVER CAMERON
...WILLACY...AND KENEDY COUNTY PRODUCING ONE QUARTER TO THREE
QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF PRECIPITATION PER HOUR.
REMEMBER...WHEN DRIVING THROUGH THE MODERATE SHOWERS TONIGHT...
SLOW DOWN. ALWAYS LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER
VEHICLES. WHEN USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS...TURN ON YOUR LOW BEAM
HEADLIGHTS. AVOID DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES AND STANDING WATER
THAT COULD HIDE POTHOLES OR CAUSE HYDROPLANING. MAKE SURE YOUR
HEADLIGHTS...TIRES...AND WIPERS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. KEEP AN
EMERGENCY KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE WHICH INCLUDES A FLASHLIGHT...
FLARES...AND SIMPLE HAND TOOLS.
SEVEN THOUSAND PEOPLE DIE IN WEATHER RELATED AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS
EACH YEAR...MANY DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY AND WET ROADS.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 525 AM CST WED DEC 16 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 17 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND
SLICK CONDITIONS. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR
EXTRA DRIVING TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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