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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 198 remains valid until 5 AM CDT early this morning for the following areas In Texas this watch includes 10 counties In south central Texas Jackson In southeast Texas Brazoria Fort Bend Galveston Grimes Harris Matagorda Montgomery Waller Wharton This includes the cities of Alvin, Angleton, Bay City, Brookshire, Clute, Conroe, Dickinson, Edna, El Campo, First Colony, Freeport, Friendswood, Galveston, Ganado,

At 134 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Palm Harbor to near Driscoll Childrens Hospital to 7 miles west of South Texas Botanical Gardens to near Ricardo to near Riviera to near La Gloria, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 120, 122, 134, 135, 136, and 137. * WIND...Northwest 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly, particularly for grassland areas. Outdoor burning is not recommended. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in these areas of this Red Flag Warning.

The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 9 PM CDT this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, Hughes. * WINDS...Southeast 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 23 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress.

* AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, Stanley, Jones and Lyman. * WINDS...South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 19 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 197 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 2 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS DEWITT DIMMIT KARNES LAVACA MAVERICK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CARRIZO SPRINGS, CUERO, EAGLE PASS, HALLETTSVILLE, AND KARNES CITY.

At 1249 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated earlier thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 4 and 5 inches of rain have fallen near the Lake Somerville State Park. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar.

...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA, INCLUDING THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY... .Critical fire weather conditions are expected today across western and most of central North Dakota, including the James River Valley. Southerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph will shift to the northwest in the afternoon and evening, initially in western and then central North Dakota. Relative humidity values will drop to as low as 15 percent. There is a low

...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA, INCLUDING THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY... .Critical fire weather conditions are expected today across western and most of central North Dakota, including the James River Valley. Southerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph will shift to the northwest in the afternoon and evening, initially in western and then central North Dakota. Relative humidity values will drop to as low as 15 percent. There is a low

SVRCRP The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Aransas County in south central Texas... Southwestern Calhoun County in south Texas... Central Nueces County in south central Texas... San Patricio County in south central Texas... South central Goliad County in south central Texas... Northeastern Jim Wells County in south central Texas... Southwestern Refugio County in south central Texas...