CST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT ACROSS EXTREME
NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND ADJACENT SECTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AFTER MIDNIGHT...AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW
FREEZING...AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY.
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY ACROSS
MUCH OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS NEAR ONE INCH WILL BE
POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY. MINOR
SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AFTER
MIDNIGHT ACROSS MOST OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...BEFORE CHANGING OVER
TO ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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 ROADS AND LOW
VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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