The Winter Weather Advisories for Dallas, Rockwall, Collin, Fannin, Grayson, Ellis, Bell, Coryell, Hill and McLennan counties has been discontinued.  No winter weather hazards are expected to impact residents in these counties today.  Winter Weather Advisories remain in place for Cooke, Denton, Parker, Tarrant, Hood, Somervell, Johnson, Hamilton, Bosque, and Lampasas until 3pm.  Here light ice and sleet accumulations could impact elevated surfaces and roadways through the rest of this morning and into the early afternoon hours before temperatures begin to rise above 32 degrees.  Winter Storm Warnings remain in place for Montague, Young, Jack, Wise, Stephens, Palo Pinto, Eastland, Erath, Comanche and Mills counties until 3pm today.  Here, temperatures are expected to remain at or below freezing for most of the day and additional freezing rain/ sleet will result in additional icy accumulations of up to 1/3 inch.  Travel is strongly discouraged today for residents in the Winter Storm Warned counties.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
955 AM CST THU JAN 1 2015

COOKE-DENTON-PARKER-TARRANT-HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-HAMILTON-
BOSQUE-LAMPASAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...
FLOWER MOUND...THE COLONY...WEATHERFORD...BRIAR...FORT WORTH...
ARLINGTON...GRANBURY...OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...
BURLESON...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...
LAMPASAS
955 AM CST THU JAN 1 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH MID AFTERNOON TODAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND SLEET BETWEEN ONE TENTH
  AND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH

* OTHER IMPACTS...OVERPASSES...BRIDGES...AND ELEVATED SURFACES
  WILL BE THE FIRST TO ACCUMULATE. ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AS
  WELL AND TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES
  ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND PLAN ON SOME TRAVEL DELAYS.



URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 955 AM CST THU JAN 1 2015

MONTAGUE-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-EASTLAND-ERATH- COMANCHE-MILLS-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GRAHAM...OLNEY... JACKSBORO...DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS... CISCO...EASTLAND...RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN... COMANCHE...DE LEON...GOLDTHWAITE

955 AM CST THU JAN 1 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...NOW THROUGH MID AFTERNOON TODAY. * MAIN IMPACT...ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-THIRD OF AN INCH. ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADS AND BRIDGES. * OTHER IMPACTS...OVERPASSES...BRIDGES...AND ELEVATED SURFACES WILL BE THE FIRST TO ACCUMULATE ICE. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS DURING THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$