Looks like we are going to be doing a little Hurricane Ike preparation tonight and tomorrow.

Issued by The National Weather Service
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

11:24 am CDT, Fri., Sep. 12, 2008

… TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY…

… NEW INFORMATION…

TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING ISSUED FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A BOWIE TO GATESVILLE LINE.

… WATCHES/WARNINGS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

… PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

DUE TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED… LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS
TRASH CANS AND LAWN CHAIRS SHOULD BE SECURED… AS THEY CAN EASILY
BECOME PROJECTILES IN HIGH WINDS. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE POSSIBLE… SO
HAVE FLASHLIGHTS… BATTERIES… A FULL TANK OF GAS… CASH… BOTTLED
WATER AND NON-PERISHABLE FOODS ON HAND JUST IN CASE.

… WINDS…

SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY.

… INLAND FLOODING…

STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OUTSIDE OF THE WATCH
AREA… WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE WITHIN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH.