Monday, February 22, 2010

Winter Weather Warnings, Watches, Advisories 15:57:55.5414

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY
TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT.

AREAS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTCENTRAL AND CENTRAL TEXAS
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE STATE
AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE THAT WILL SHIFT EAST INTO WEST
TEXAS. AREAS OF RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW WILL BEGIN BY LATE MORNING
ACROSS THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF EAST TEXAS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 20
CORRIDOR...BUT WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON
AS THIS DISTURBANCE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. HOWEVER...THE AXIS OF
HEAVIER SNOWFALL TOTALS MAY SHIFT NORTH OVER THE ADVISORY AREA
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE
SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH TUESDAY EVENING...THUS
ENDING THE WINTER WEATHER THREAT.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING FOR MUCH OF
TUESDAY AS THE SNOW MOVES INTO THE REGION. THUS...SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR MAINLY ON ELEVATED AND GRASSY SURFACES.
WHILE ROADWAYS SHOULD REMAIN WET THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE
DAY...SNOWMELT AND ANY RESIDUAL WATER LEFT STANDING WILL REFREEZE
TUESDAY NIGHT...AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO OR BELOW FREEZING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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