796 FPUS74 KAMA 041050 NOWAMA SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 549 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2001 OKZ001-TXZ001-006-007-011-012-016-017-041400- AMARILLO-BOISE CITY-CANYON-DALHART-DUMAS-HARTLEY-HEREFORD-VEGA- 549 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2001 .NOW... WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS ALONG WITH AN OCCASIONAL RUMBLE OF THUNDER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN 1/2 OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH 9 AM. RAINFALL RATES FROM THE HEAVIER DOWNPOURS WILL RANGE FORM 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH PER HOUR. THE BULK OF THE STEADY RAIN WILL FALL SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BOISE CITY TO LAKE MEREDITH. WET ROADWAYS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES IN THE RAIN WILL BE THE MAIN DRIVING HAZARD THROUGH MID MORNING. SOME STANDING WATER IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS. $$ OKZ003-TXZ004-005-008>010-013>015-018>020-041400- BEAVER-BOOKER-BORGER-CANADIAN-CLARENDON-CLAUDE-MIAMI-PAMPA-PANHANDLE- PERRYTON-SHAMROCK-WELLINGTON- 549 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2001 .NOW... A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE RAINFALL WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN 1/2 OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH 9 AM. RAINFALL RATES OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIER DOWNPOURS. THOSE EAST OF A LINE FROM BEAVER TO PERRYTON TO PANHANDLE WILL SEE THE BEST CHANCES OF RAIN. SOME ROADWAYS MAY BE FLOODED OR POSSIBLY IMPASSABLE FROM THE NEARLY CONTINUOUS RAINS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE SINCE LAST EVENING. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. $$ OKZ002-TXZ002-003-041400- GUYMON-SPEARMAN-STRATFORD- 549 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2001 .NOW... THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE AND TEXAS COUNTY OKLAHOMA...AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN GENERALLY RAIN-FREE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WILL SEE AN INCREASED CHANCE OF RAIN BY LATE MORNING. AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST INTO THE AREA. $$ COBB  796 FPUS74 KAMA 041050 NOWAMA SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 549 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2001 OKZ001-TXZ001-006-007-011-012-016-017-041400- AMARILLO-BOISE CITY-CANYON-DALHART-DUMAS-HARTLEY-HEREFORD-VEGA- 549 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2001 .NOW... WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS ALONG WITH AN OCCASIONAL RUMBLE OF THUNDER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN 1/2 OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH 9 AM. RAINFALL RATES FROM THE HEAVIER DOWNPOURS WILL RANGE FORM 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH PER HOUR. THE BULK OF THE STEADY RAIN WILL FALL SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BOISE CITY TO LAKE MEREDITH. WET ROADWAYS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES IN THE RAIN WILL BE THE MAIN DRIVING HAZARD THROUGH MID MORNING. SOME STANDING WATER IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS. $$ OKZ003-TXZ004-005-008>010-013>015-018>020-041400- BEAVER-BOOKER-BORGER-CANADIAN-CLARENDON-CLAUDE-MIAMI-PAMPA-PANHANDLE- PERRYTON-SHAMROCK-WELLINGTON- 549 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2001 .NOW... A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE RAINFALL WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN 1/2 OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH 9 AM. RAINFALL RATES OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIER DOWNPOURS. THOSE EAST OF A LINE FROM BEAVER TO PERRYTON TO PANHANDLE WILL SEE THE BEST CHANCES OF RAIN. SOME ROADWAYS MAY BE FLOODED OR POSSIBLY IMPASSABLE FROM THE NEARLY CONTINUOUS RAINS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE SINCE LAST EVENING. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. $$ OKZ002-TXZ002-003-041400- GUYMON-SPEARMAN-STRATFORD- 549 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2001 .NOW... THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE AND TEXAS COUNTY OKLAHOMA...AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN GENERALLY RAIN-FREE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WILL SEE AN INCREASED CHANCE OF RAIN BY LATE MORNING. AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST INTO THE AREA. $$ COBB