A WINTER STORM WARNING is now in effect for portions of North and Northeast Texas from 6 PM this evening into Thursday morning. Graham, Stephenville, Comanche, Goldthwaite, Hamilton, Hillsboro, Cleburne, Waxahachie, Fort Worth, Dallas, Denton, McKinney, Decatur, Graham, Bowie, St. Jo, Gainesville, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Greenville, Terrell, Kaufman, Canton, Mineola, Sulphur Springs, Paris, Clarksville, Mount Vernon, Mount Pleasant, Pittsburg, DeKalb, New Boston, Texarkana, Atlanta, Linden, Jefferson, and Marshall are all included in this upgrade. A Winter Storm Warning means significant accumulations of snow, sleet, and freezing rain are expected to cause nearly impossible travel conditions by tonight into Thursday. Some power outages will be possible due to gusty north winds and ice-covered tree branches and power lines.
Overnight weather model runs have continued to increase precipitation totals while temperatures are below freezing tonight. The result will be a high-impact and significant winter storm across North and Northeast Texas. Snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches will be likely northwest of the D/FW Metroplex towards Wichita Falls with up to 1 inch of sleet accumulation in the D/FW Metroplex extending into Northeast Texas. Freezing rain accumulations in some areas will likely approach 0.25″. Remember it only takes 0.01″ of ice to turn roads into skating rinks.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
356 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015
…WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH NOON THURSDAY ALONG AND NORTH OF A
LINE FROM GOLDTHWAITE TO HILLSBORO TO CANTON…WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY CONTINUES ELSEWHERE…
.UPGRADED PORTION OF WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR ICE…SLEET…AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND ASSOCIATED
IMPACTS.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BOWIE…NOCONA…GAINESVILLE…GRAHAM…
OLNEY…JACKSBORO…DECATUR…BRIDGEPORT…BRECKENRIDGE
356 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST
THURSDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN…SLEET…AND SNOW…WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING…NOON WEDNESDAY THROUGH NOON THURSDAY.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…PRIMARILY SLEET AND SNOW WITH SOME FREEZING
RAIN.
* ACCUMULATION…UP TO 1/10 OF AN INCH OF ICE POSSIBLE…FOLLOWED
BY 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SLEET AND SNOW.
* TEMPERATURES…FALLING BELOW FREEZING DURING THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS. LOWS IN THE LOW 20S WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS…ACCUMULATING ICE…SLEET…AND SNOW WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS…BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
ACCUMULATING ICE…SLEET..AND SNOW ON ROADWAYS…BRIDGES…AND
OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY.
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ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-
HILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SHERMAN…DENISON…BONHAM…PARIS…
DENTON…LEWISVILLE…FLOWER MOUND…THE COLONY…PLANO…
GREENVILLE…COMMERCE…COOPER…SULPHUR SPRINGS…
MINERAL WELLS…WEATHERFORD…BRIAR…FORT WORTH…ARLINGTON…
DALLAS…ROCKWALL…TERRELL…KAUFMAN…FORNEY…WILLS POINT…
CANTON…GRAND SALINE…VAN…EDGEWOOD…EMORY…POINT…
EAST TAWAKONI…CISCO…EASTLAND…RANGER…GORMAN…
STEPHENVILLE…DUBLIN…GRANBURY…OAK TRAIL SHORES…GLEN ROSE…
CLEBURNE…BURLESON…WAXAHACHIE…ENNIS…MIDLOTHIAN…
GLENN HEIGHTS…COMANCHE…DE LEON…GOLDTHWAITE…HAMILTON…
HICO…CLIFTON…MERIDIAN…VALLEY MILLS…HILLSBORO
356 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON CST THURSDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN…SLEET…AND SNOW…WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING…FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY THROUGH NOON THURSDAY.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…FREEZING RAIN…SLEET…AND SNOW.
* ACCUMULATION…1/10 TO 1/4 INCH OF ICE…THEN UP TO 3 INCHES OF
SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE.
* TEMPERATURES…FALLING BELOW FREEZING LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY
EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS…ACCUMULATING ICE…SLEET…AND SNOW WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS…BEGINNING WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES
WILL BE THE FIRST PLACES THAT ICY SPOTS WILL DEVELOP. DO NOT SLAM
ON THE BRAKES WHEN APPROACHING AN ICY BRIDGE OR OVERPASS.
INSTEAD…MAINTAIN A CONSTANT SAFE SPEED AND COAST ACROSS THE ICE.
IF YOU START TO SLIDE OR SKID…CALMLY STEER IN THE DIRECTION OF
THE SKID TO STRAIGHTEN THE VEHICLE OUT AND REGAIN CONTROL.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ATHENS…GUN BARREL CITY…CORSICANA…
TEAGUE…FAIRFIELD…PALESTINE…LAMPASAS…COPPERAS COVE…
GATESVILLE…KILLEEN…TEMPLE…FORT HOOD…WACO…MARLIN…
MEXIA…GROESBECK…BUFFALO…CENTERVILLE…JEWETT…OAKWOOD…
CAMERON…ROCKDALE…HEARNE…FRANKLIN…CALVERT
356 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY…
* TIMING…MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH NOON THURSDAY.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…FREEZING RAIN…TRANSITIONING TO SLEET AND
SNOW.
* ACCUMULATION…AROUND 1/10 OF AN INCH OF ICE…THEN LESS THAN
ONE INCH OF SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE.
* TEMPERATURES…FALLING BELOW FREEZING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS…ACCUMULATING ICE…SLEET…AND SNOW WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS…BEGINNING LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE THE FIRST LOCATIONS WHERE ICY SPOTS
MAY DEVELOP. PLEASE TRAVEL WITH CAUTION.
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