A grouping of counties just west of the DFW metroplex have been placed under a Winter Weather Advisory for snow until 1pm this afternoon…Young, Jack, Stephens, Palo Pinto, Parker, Eastland, Erath, Hood, Somervell and Comanche.  Snowfall, quickly accumulating between 1 and 2 inches may cause travel hazards across this region over the next several hours.  Reduced visibility, down to 1/4 mile or less, may be encountered within the heavier bands of snowfall.  Slow down and take extra precautions driving in this area over the next few hours!

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
915 AM CST THU FEB 26 2015

TXZ100-101-115>117-129>132-141-261900-
/O.NEW.KFWD.WW.Y.0004.150226T1515Z-150226T1900Z/
YOUNG-JACK-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-
SOMERVELL-COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...
BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...BRIAR...CISCO...
EASTLAND...RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...
OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...COMANCHE...DE LEON
915 AM CST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATION...THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COUNTIES OF
  YOUNG...JACK...STEPHENS...PALO PINTO...PARKER...EASTLAND...
  ERATH...HOOD...SOMERVELL AND COMANCHE.

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH 1 PM.

* ACCUMULATION...SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL AVERAGE A HALF INCH TO 1
  INCH OVER THE ADVISORY AREA. ISOLATED LOCATIONS MAY SEE UP TO 2
  INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT...TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING AND ACCUMULATING
  SNOW WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
  AND OVERPASSES.

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.

SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON
ELEVATED SURFACES. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE THE FIRST
LOCATIONS WHERE ICY SPOTS MAY DEVELOP. PLEASE TRAVEL WITH CAUTION.