Monday, January 31, 2011

Winter Weather Message 21:42:38.9625

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM
CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST
TUESDAY.

* AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF SLEET...THEN
SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE OBSERVED IN
THE ADVISORY AREAS GENERALLY NORTH OF I30...WHILE A HALF INCH
TO AN INCH WILL BE OBSERVED IN THE ADVISORY AREAS TO THE SOUTH
OF I30.

* IMPACTS: AS AIR TEMPERATURES FALL TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW
FREEZING ON TUESDAY...MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND SNOW WILL
BE POSSIBLE ON ELEVATED SURFACES...SUCH AS BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES. WARMER ROADS SHOULD REMAIN TROUBLE FREE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR SLEET
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS ON
ELEVATED SURFACES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

Winter Weather Message 16:38:05.9671

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SLEET AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY.

* AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF SLEET...THEN
SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE OBSERVED IN THE
ADVISORY AREAS GENERALLY NORTH OF I30...WHILE A HALF INCH TO AN
INCH WILL BE OBSERVED IN THE ADVISORY AREAS TO THE SOUTH OF I30.

* IMPACTS: AS AIR TEMPERATURES FALL TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW
FREEZING TOMORROW...MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE ON ELEVATED SURFACES...SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
WARMER ROADS SHOULD REMAIN TROUBLE FREE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR SLEET
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS ON
ELEVATED SURFACES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Alert: Ltg Warn.

For UT Tyler Campus, lightning has occurred within your warning area 7.9 miles to the southwest.

Alert: Ltg Warn.

For UT Tyler Campus, lightning has occurred within your warning area 3.7 miles to the southwest.

Alert: Obs Thunderstorm.

For UT Tyler Campus, latest observation from TYLER shows thunderstorms in your area.

Alert: Ltg Warn.

For UT Tyler Campus, lightning has occurred within your warning area 6.7 miles to the west.

Alert: Ltg Adv.

For UT Tyler Campus, lightning has occurred within your advisory area 9.6 miles to the west.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

UT Tyler Changes Schedule for Warning System Tests

The University of Texas at Tyler will begin testing its outdoor emergency warning system at 11:05 a.m. on the first Tuesday of every month, Peyton Low, the University’s Emergency Management Coordinator, has announced.

The change was made at the request of the City of Tyler in an effort to avoid confusion for residents who live near UT Tyler. The monthly tests will still consist of a voice announcement, followed by a series of tones, and conclude with another voice announcement.

UT Tyler formerly tested its outdoor warning system at 4 p.m. on the first Friday of every month.

The outdoor warning system is activated for any threat that directly impacts the safety of the campus community, and is separate from the City of Tyler’s system. Potential reasons for activation include weather emergencies and other emergencies (law enforcement threat, hazardous materials release, or other dangerous situations). The only other time the system will be activated is for the monthly test or other announced tests.

For more information about UT Tyler’s emergency management efforts, visit http://www.uttyler.edu/emergency/.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Alert: Obs Snow.

For UT Tyler Campus, latest observation from TYLER shows snow in your area.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Winter Weather Message 22:34:04.1412

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

PRECIPITATION HAS JUST ABOUT ENDED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS
AND EAST TEXAS EXCEPT FOR LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT SNOW WHICH
SHOULD NOT ADD ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS TO THE COVERAGE OF ICE...SLEET
AND SNOW.

Winter Weather Message 15:32:07.4731

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.

* AN AREA OF SLEET AND SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN...WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE FOUR STATE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
THE PRECIPITATION WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT.

* SLEET ACCUMULATIONS NEAR ONE QUARTER INCH POSSIBLE WITH SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ONE TO TWO INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT WILL BE ICE ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND SLUSH ON
ROADS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

Alert: Obs Snow.

For UT Tyler Campus, latest observation from TYLER shows snow in your area.

Winter Weather Message 11:56:41.7969

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A MIXTURE OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN
OR DRIZZLE WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED...AS ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE LIGHTER THAN PREVIOUS FORECAST INDICATED.


* A LARGE AREA OF RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET AND
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE FOUR STATE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT.

* SLEET ACCUMULATIONS NEAR ONE QUARTER INCH POSSIBLE.

* MAIN IMPACT WILL BE ICE ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

Winter Storm Warning 07:26:03.0267

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.

* A LARGE AREA OF RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET...WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE FOUR STATE REGION TODAY. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY FALL IN THE FORM OF SLEET...MIXED
WITH SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS. FURTHER SOUTH
TOWARDS THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF NORTHEAST TEXAS AND
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...RAIN WILL BE MIXED WITH SLEET THIS
MORNING...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THIS EVENING. ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...THERE WILL BE A POSSIBILITY
OF FREEZING RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH
SOME SNOW MIXING IN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
THROUGH TONIGHT. FURTHER SOUTH ALONG THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR
OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
SLEET ACCUMULATIONS NEAR ONE INCH POSSIBLE. FURTHER EAST NEAR
THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...2 TO 4
INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS
EXPECTED FOR THOSE PORTIONS OF PARISHES CLOSER TO THE ARKANSAS
BORDER...NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. FINALLY...ACROSS
NORTH LOUISIANA AND EXTREME EAST TEXAS...FREEZING RAIN AND
SLEET ACCUMULATIONS COULD TOTAL NEAR ONE INCH WITH SNOW TOTALS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR.

* MAIN IMPACT WILL BE ICE AND OR SNOW ACCUMULATION ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE NOT EXPECTED... BUT
SOME BREAKAGE OF TREE LIMBS COULD OCCUR...RESULTING IN ISOLATED
POWER FAILURES...ESPECIALLY IF AREAS OF NORTH LOUISIANA AND
EXTREME EAST TEXAS SEE PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN THROUGHOUT
THE DAY. WHILE THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH
AND EAST OF THE REGION LATE TONIGHT...TAKING MUCH OF THE
PRECIPITATION WITH IT...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING
DRIZZLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE FOUR STATE REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO
EARLY MONDAY. ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED IF THIS LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE MATERIALIZES OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
&&

Winter Storm Warning 05:02:07.4593

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.

* A LARGE AREA OF RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET...WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE FOUR STATE REGION TODAY. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY FALL IN THE FORM OF SLEET...MIXED
WITH SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS. FURTHER SOUTH
TOWARDS THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF NORTHEAST TEXAS AND
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...RAIN WILL BE MIXED WITH SLEET THIS
MORNING...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THIS EVENING. ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...THERE WILL BE A POSSIBILITY
OF FREEZING RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH
SOME SNOW MIXING IN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF NORTHEAST
TEXAS... SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS THROUGH TONIGHT. FURTHER SOUTH ALONG THE
INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SLEET ACCUMULATIONS NEAR ONE INCH
POSSIBLE. FURTHER EAST NEAR THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...
WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED FOR THOSE PORTIONS OF
PARISHES CLOSER TO THE ARKANSAS BORDER...NORTH OF THE
INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. FINALLY...ACROSS NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS COULD TOTAL NEAR ONE
INCH WITH SNOW TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* MAIN IMPACT WILL BE ICE AND OR SNOW ACCUMULATION ON BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE NOT EXPECTED...
BUT SOME BREAKAGE OF TREE LIMBS COULD OCCUR...RESULTING IN
ISOLATED POWER FAILURES...ESPECIALLY IF AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA SEE PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WHILE THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE NORTH AND EAST OF THE REGION LATE TONIGHT...TAKING
MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION WITH IT...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF
LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE FOUR STATE REGION
LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES MAY BE
NEEDED IF THIS LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE MATERIALIZES OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
&&

Winter Storm Warning 04:59:12.1873

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.

* A LARGE AREA OF RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
EASTWARD INTO THE FOUR STATE REGION TODAY. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL LIKELY FALL IN THE FORM OF SLEET...MIXED WITH SNOW ACROSS
THE NORTHERN HALF OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS. FURTHER SOUTH TOWARDS THE INTERSTATE 20
CORRIDOR OF NORTHEAST TEXAS AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...RAIN WILL
BE MIXED WITH SLEET THIS MORNING...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW
LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 20
CORRIDOR OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...THERE WILL
BE A POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET THROUGHOUT
THE DAY WITH SOME SNOW MIXING IN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
THROUGH TONIGHT. FURTHER SOUTH ALONG THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR
OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
SLEET ACCUMULATIONS NEAR ONE INCH POSSIBLE. FURTHER EAST NEAR
THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...2 TO 4
INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS
EXPECTED FOR THOSE PORTIONS OF PARISHES CLOSER TO THE ARKANSAS
BORDER...NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. FINALLY...ACROSS
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS
COULD TOTAL NEAR ONE INCH WITH SNOW TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
POSSIBLE.

* MAIN IMPACT WILL BE ICE AND OR SNOW ACCUMULATION ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE NOT EXPECTED...BUT SOME
BREAKAGE OF TREE LIMBS COULD OCCUR...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER
FAILURES...ESPECIALLY IF AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA SEE PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
WHILE THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH AND EAST
OF THE REGION LATE TONIGHT...TAKING MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION
WITH IT...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE
ACROSS THE ENTIRE FOUR STATE REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
MONDAY. ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED IF THIS LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE MATERIALIZES OVERNIGHT.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
&&

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Winter Storm Warning 19:21:35.5736

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST SUNDAY NIGHT...

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING
IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR ICE...SLEET...AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT.

* RAIN AND SLEET WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT THEN CHANGE OVER TO RAIN
IN THE MID MORNING...THEN BACK OVER TO SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN
BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW WITH A MIX OF SLEET DURING THE
EVENING.

* ICE ACCUMULATION DUE TO A MIX OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN WILL
RANGE FROM NEAR ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS
ALONG WITH A POSSIBLE ONE TO UP TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW.

* SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...
CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY THROUGH THE
MORNING COMMUTE ON MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ICE...SLEET...AND SNOW MEANS WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SMALL AMOUNTS OF ICE AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...WARM
CLOTHING AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

&&

Winter Weather Message 15:26:13.2094

...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WATCH.

* IT NOW LOOKS LIKE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING
THROUGHOUT THE MOST OF THE DAY SUNDAY. SOME SLEET AND SNOW IS
POSSIBLE DURING SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING...BUT
AMOUNTS LOOK TOO LIGHT TO JUSTIFY A WINTER STORM. HOWEVER...A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED SUNDAY IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

Winter Storm Watch 04:35:08.9105

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

*SNOW AND SLEET SHOULD BEGIN ACROSS NORTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...AND SPREAD INTO NORTH LOUISIANA
AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THE WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO
EAST SUNDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A POSSIBILITY OF LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN LOUISIANA
BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

*FOUR TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. FURTHER SOUTH INTO
NORTHEAST TEXAS AND NORTHERN LOUISIANA...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW
WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NORTH OF
THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF EXTREME NORTHERN LOUISIANA...AND
THIS MAY FALL AFTER...OR IN COMBINATION WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
SLEET.

*MAIN IMPACT WILL BE SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADS...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS.
FURTHER SOUTH TOWARD THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF NORTHERN
LOUISIANA...TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING
SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE THREAT OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. ICE
ACCUMULATION ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT.
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN TRAVEL TIMES ARE EXPECTED. WIDESPREAD
POWER OUTAGES ARE NOT EXPECTED...BUT SINCE THIS WILL BE A WET
HEAVY SNOW...SOME BREAKAGE OF TREE LIMBS COULD OCCUR...RESULTING
IN ISOLATED POWER FAILURES...ESPECIALLY IF THE PRECIPITATION
BEGINS AS FREEZING RAIN ACROSS NORTHERN LOUISIANA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

Friday, January 7, 2011

Winter Storm Watch 22:06:44.7596

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH MIDNIGHT SUNDAY...ALONG AND TO THE NORTH OF A WHITEHOUSE
TO HENDERSON...AND CARTHAGE TEXAS...AND MANSFIELD TO RINGGOLD...
JONESBORO...AND BOSCO LOUISIANA LINE.

*SNOW AND SLEET SHOULD BEGIN ACROSS NORTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...AND SPREAD INTO NORTH LOUISIANA
AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THE WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO
EAST SUNDAY EVENING.

*UP TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. FURTHER SOUTH INTO
NORTHEAST TEXAS AND NORTHERN LOUISIANA...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW
WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND THIS MAY FALL AFTER...OR IN COMBINATION
WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SLEET.

*MAIN IMPACT WILL BE SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADS...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. FURTHER SOUTH
TOWARD THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR...SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE
AT OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING...WITH ICE ACCUMULATION ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES BEING THE MAIN IMPACT. SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN TRAVEL
TIMES ARE EXPECTED. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE NOT EXPECTED...
BUT SINCE THIS WILL BE WET HEAVY SNOW...SOME BREAKAGE OF TREE
LIMBS COULD OCCUR...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER FAILURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

Alert: Winter Storm Watch.

For UT Tyler Campus, the NWS has issued a Winter Storm Watch for your county, valid until 12:00AM Mon 01/10/11 CST.

Winter Storm Watch 15:30:56.8618

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.

*SNOW AND SLEET SHOULD BEGIN ACROSS NORTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND SPREAD INTO NORTH LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THE WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST
SUNDAY EVENING.

*UP TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA INTO SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. FURTHER SOUTH INTO NORTHEAST TEXAS
AND NORTHERN LOUISIANA...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE AND THIS MAY
FALL AFTER OR IN COMBINATION WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SLEET.

*MAIN IMPACT WILL BE SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. FURTHER SOUTH TOWARD
THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR...SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT OR JUST
ABOVE FREEZING...WITH BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES BEING THE MAIN IMPACT.
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN TRAVEL TIMES ARE EXPECTED. WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES ARE NOT EXPECTED...BUT SINCE THIS WILL BE WET HEAVY SNOW...
SOME BREAKAGE OF TREE LIMBS COULD OCCUR...RESULTING IN ISOLATED
POWER FAILURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

Outdoor Warning System Test Today at 4 p.m.

UT Tyler will conduct the monthly test of its outdoor warning siren system at about 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. The test will begin with a voice message, followed by a series of tones and conclude with an “all clear” message. This sequence may occur multiple times.

This monthly test is necessary to ensure that the outdoor warning siren system is working properly and that the system will be fully functional if needed during an emergency on campus, such as severe weather event or law enforcement action.

The outdoor warning system allows for both tone and voice alerts to the campus and will be activated whenever there is an immediate danger to the UT Tyler campus. When the sirens are activated, people should not call the University Police Department or Tyler Police, but move to a safe place and obtain further information which will be released by text and e-mail messages, the University web site, and the news media.

The test will last for approximately three minutes. In the event the National Weather Service issues severe weather watches or warnings for Smith County during the time period of the test, the test will be moved to the next business day.

For additional information and to hear what the sirens and messages sound like, visit http://www.uttyler.edu/emergency/.