A freezing rain advisory has been issued for western sections of North Texas until 10 AM this morning. This advisory runs west of a Gainesville-Decatur-Mineral Wells-Eastland line which is where an area of rain mixed with sleet is currently falling. A cluster of elevated thunderstorms is dropping precipitation in an area with temperatures in the 31-32 degree range. Surface roads will remain wet but bridges may become icy until temperatures rise above freezing later this morning. Metal surfaces, plants, and less traveled roads may also pick up a thin layer of ice over the next hour or two.

MONTAGUE-COOKE-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-EASTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BOWIE…NOCONA…GAINESVILLE…GRAHAM…
OLNEY…JACKSBORO…DECATUR…BRIDGEPORT…BRECKENRIDGE…
MINERAL WELLS…CISCO…EASTLAND…RANGER…GORMAN
319 AM CST MON FEB 16 2015

…FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING.

* TIMING…NOW THROUGH MID MORNING.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS…MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING
DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ON BRIDGES…ELEVATED ROADS AND LESS
TRAVELED RURAL ROADS. ANY ICE IS EXPECTED TO MELT LATER TODAY
AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING.

* OTHER IMPACTS…LIGHT ICING CAN BE EXPECTED ON METAL SURFACES
AND PLANTS. NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO POWER LINES
OR MAIN ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SLOW DOWN AND
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE THE
FIRST PLACES THAT ICY SPOTS WILL DEVELOP.