Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Winter Storm Warning 05:22:37.2677

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING.

* TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND DAYBREAK ACROSS
EXTREME NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND ADJACENT
SECTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BEGIN
AROUND MID MORNING ACROSS THE REMAINING SECTIONS OF NORTHEAST
TEXAS. SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS NEAR ONE INCH WILL BE
POSSIBLE AFTER DAYBREAK THROUGH MID MORNING. MINOR SNOW AND
SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER MID MORNING ACROSS
MOST OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES... WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
ADJACENT SECTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS NORTH OF AN IDABEL
OKLAHOMA...TO ASHDOWN...HOPE...AND ROSSTON ARKANSAS LINE. TOTAL
SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
INTERSTATE 30 CORRIDOR OF NORTHEAST TEXAS AND ADJACENT SOUTHWEST
ARKANSAS. FURTHER SOUTH NEAR THE I-20 CORRIDOR OF NORTHEAST
TEXAS...EXPECT TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY
ROADS AND BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY OR OUT OF NECESSITY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT AND BATTERIES...FOOD...WATER...AND EXTRA CLOTHING OR
BLANKETS IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. MAKE SURE YOUR
CELL PHONE IS FULLY CHARGED.

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