Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Lubbock, TX

TXZ021>044-102000-

AREA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1141 AM CDT THU APR 10 1997

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTH
PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

THIS MORNING...A DRYLINE WAS LOCATED FROM EASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO
FAR WEST TEXAS.  BY MID AFTERNOON...THIS DRYLINE IS FORECAST TO MOVE
TO NEAR THE TEXAS/NEW MEXICO BORDER.   ADDITIONALLY...THE APPROACH
OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND AFTERNOON HEATING ARE
EXPECTED TO DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE.  WITH ABUNDANT QUANTITIES OF
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ALREADY IN PLACE OVER THE AREA...SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE
SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS.  A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME
SEVERE LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FROM WILL BE LARGE HAIL.  ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE ALSO A POSSIBILITY.

SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL OVER THE SOUTH
PLAINS AND THE ROLLING PLAINS SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS
AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.