A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST FRIDAY.
THROUGHOUT THE DAY THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING...WIDESPREAD
SNOW TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE
REGION. JUST NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF NORTHEAST
TEXAS AND NORTHERN LOUISIANA...SNOW TOTALS THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES WERE COMMON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
NORTHERN THIRD OF NORTHEAST TEXAS. FURTHER NORTH TOWARDS THE
MIDDLE RED RIVER VALLEY OF EXTREME NORTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA...SNOW TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED
WITH ISOLATED 8 INCH TOTALS NEAR THE RED RIVER OF NORTHEAST TEXAS
AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES THE
REGION FROM THE WEST...MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ACROSS THE REGION WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL NEAR 4 INCHES POSSIBLE
THROUGH SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING.
WITH TEMPERATURES NOW AT OR BELOW FREEZING ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
I-20 CORRIDOR OF NORTHEAST TEXAS AND NORTHERN LOUISIANA...ELEVATED
SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS AND
TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED OVERNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SECONDARY ROADS
ARE BEGINNING TO BECOME SNOW COVERED ACROSS THE REGION AS WELL.
SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR...TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY
FALL BELOW FREEZING OVERNIGHT WITH THE SNOW CONTINUING TO FALL AND
ACCUMULATE...MAINLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AS WELL AS GRASSY
SURFACES.
WHILE SNOW WILL LIKELY BE CONTINUING AFTER DAYBREAK ACROSS MUCH OF
THE REGION...SNOWFALL INTENSITY SHOULD BE DECREASING FROM WEST TO
EAST THROUGHOUT THE MORNING ON FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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