A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for the northwest half of North Texas including the D/FW Metroplex. Comanche, Stephenville, Eastland, Graham, Jacksboro, BOwie, Gainesville, Sherman, McKinney, Denton, Fort Worth, Arlington, Dallas, Cleburne, Weatherford, and Decatur are all included. This warning runs from 6 PM Sunday through 6 PM Monday but impacts will continue into Tuesday (at least). A significant winter storm is expected to cause severe travel impacts. Sleet accumulation up to 1.5 inches will be possible with freezing rain accumulations up to 0.10 inches. Bridges and roadways, including major highways, are expected to become extremely hazardous by Monday morning. This event has the potential to cause severe impacts to the Monday morning commute. We’ll have more information in a detailed blog coming up after 4 PM. I just wanted to get this message out there since we have so many followers in North Texas.
MONTAGUE-COOKE-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...GRAHAM... OLNEY...JACKSBORO...DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE... FLOWER MOUND...THE COLONY...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS... WEATHERFORD...BRIAR 358 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...MAINLY SLEET. SOME FREEZING RAIN EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1 INCH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TO 1 1/2 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY. SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMLATION FROM FREEZING RAIN. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BELOW FREEZING LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE MID 20S SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGHS ON MONDAY WILL REMAIN IN THE 20S. * MAIN IMPACT...SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. BRIDGES ARE LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE ICE AND SLEET FIRST WITH MAIN ROADS ALSO ACCUMLATING SLEET DURING THIS TIME. * OTHER IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO WARM UP ABOVE FREEZING ON MONDAY. ANY ACCUMULATED SLEET OR ICE WILL LIKELY REMAIN ON AREA ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS...AND POSSIBLY IMPASSIBLE. DO NOT TRAVEL UNELSS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. KEEP AN EXTRA BLANKET...FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
GRAYSON-COLLIN-TARRANT-DALLAS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL- JOHNSON-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHERMAN...DENISON...PLANO... FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...CISCO...EASTLAND...RANGER... GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...OAK TRAIL SHORES... GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...COMANCHE...DE LEON 358 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...MAINLY SLEET WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1/2 INCH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TO 1 INCH THROUGH MONDAY. UP TO 1/10 OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BELOW FREEZING LATE SUNDAY EVENING AND INTO THE UPPER 20S SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGHS ON MONDAY WILL REMAIN IN THE 20S. * MAIN IMPACT...SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. BRIDGES ARE LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE ICE AND SLEET FIRST WITH MAIN ROADS ALSO ACCUMLATING SLEET DURING THIS TIME. * OTHER IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO WARM UP ABOVE FREEZING ON MONDAY. ANY ACCUMULATED SLEET OR ICE WILL LIKELY REMAIN ON AREA ROADS WELL AFTER PRECIPITATION ENDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ACCUMULATION OF SLEET AND ICE ON ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY.
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