WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT CONTINUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING THAT WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT ACROSS EXTREME
NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND ADJACENT SECTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AFTER MIDNIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BEGIN
AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY ACROSS REMAINING SECTIONS OF NORTHEAST
TEXAS. SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS NEAR ONE INCH WILL BE
POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY. MINOR SNOW AND
SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL 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 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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