EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING.
* TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS EXTREME
NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. FARTHER SOUTH TOWARDS THE
INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF EAST TEXAS...PERIODS OF FREEZING
RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON
BEFORE DIMINISHING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY
NORTH OF AN IDABEL OKLAHOMA...TO ASHDOWN ARKANSAS LINE. FARTHER
SOUTH ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST TEXAS...A MIXTURE OF FREEZING
RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.
ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH WILL BE
POSSIBLE...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH...WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...IN ADDITION TO SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN...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...SLEET...AND FREEZING
RAIN...MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
OCCUR. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE 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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