000 WWUS84 KSJT 282033 SPSSJT SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 330 PM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008 TXZ064-282130- STERLING TX- 330 PM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR STERLING COUNTY... AT 328 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 12 MILES WEST OF STERLING CITY. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER WESTERN STERLING COUNTY...WEST OF HIGHWAY 163. THE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN WEST OF HIGHWAY 163 THROUGH 430 PM. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH ARE LIKELY. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE THE PROPER ACTIONS SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED. $$