Monday Evening Update

From Chief Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

It was a hot and dry day here in the Big Country today. That was a good thing considering all of the rain and flooding that we have expereience the past couple of days. We will continue to see some flooding along the Clear Fork Brazos River especially around Nugent and Fort Griffin. A Flood Warning is in effect for Jones, Shackelford and Throckmorton counties because of this.

We will have a slight to 20% chance of rain every day for the rest of the week. An upper level low should continue to move across south Texas through the middle of the week. By the end of the week, we will be keeping our eye on a cold front that should make it into Oklahoma. This could cause a little bit of rain for our northern communties. Highs this week look to be in the upper 80s to low 90s.

Hurricane Dean has reached category 5 status. Maximum sustained winds are 160 mph. The latest projected path from the Tropical Prediction Center has the storm making landfall tomorrow morning in the Yucatan Pennisula. At this time, it doesn't look like the storm will make much of an impact on Texas. The extreme southern portions of the state could see some rain from the outer bands, but that is about it. We'll continue to keep you updated on the progress of this storm.

Have a terrific Tuesday!