The National Weather Service office in New Braunfels has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the Hill Country and Austin Metro. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the Balcones Escarpment and adjacent lower plains including San Antonio Metro. These go into effect late tonight and continue until lunchtime on Thursday. The main issue will be freezing rain and sleet once temperatures drop below freezing. Icy roads and bridges are a substantial threat in the Winter Storm Warning and possible in the winter weather advisory area. Travel issues are expected in Central Texas into the Hill Country including the Austin and San Antonio Metro Areas late tonight into Thursday morning.

 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1032 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015

…WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE HILL COUNTRY AND METRO AUSTIN…
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE BALCONES ESCARPMENT AN
IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT LOWER ELEVATION PLAINS…

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ARCTIC AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY
DROP TEMPERATURES 20-25 DEGREES…WITH FURTHER COOLING TO NEAR
FREEZING BY MIDNIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND MOIST GULF
AIR WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE PRECIPITATION ABOVE THE COLD AIR NEAR
THE SURFACE…WITH THE RESULT EXPECTED TO BE A MIX OF FREEZING
RAIN AND SLEET ACROSS THE WARNING AND ADVISORY AREAS. THE MAIN
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO AREAS IS A LONGER PERIOD BELOW
FREEZING…AND HIGHER FORECAST PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS…IN THE
WARNING AREA. WE EXPECT THIS EVENT MAY HAVE THE LARGEST IMPACT OF
THE WINTER WITH SIGNIFICANT ICING…PRODUCING HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS IN THE HILL COUNTRY AND METRO AUSTIN. FREEZING RAIN AND
SLEET MAY ACCUMULATE TO 1/10 INCH OR SLIGHTLY HIGHER IN THE
WARNING AREA…WITH LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ALONG THE
BALCONES ESCARPMENT FROM NEW BRAUNFELS TO SAN ANTONIO TO
BRACKETTVILLE.

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LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-
GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…LLANO…BURNET…GEORGETOWN…DEL RIO…
ROCKSPRINGS…LEAKEY…KERRVILLE…BANDERA…FREDERICKSBURG…
BOERNE…BLANCO…SAN MARCOS…AUSTIN
1032 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
CST THURSDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET…WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING…ARCTIC AIR WILL POUR INTO THE AREA AFTER 6
PM…FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET SHOULD BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH NOON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE ABOVE
FREEZING AFTER NOON THURSDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT…FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAUSING ICING OF 1/10 INCH
AND POSSIBLY A LITTLE HIGHER. THIS WILL MAKE FOR ICY ROADS AND
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

* OTHER IMPACTS…SIDEWALKS…DECKS…AND OTHER SURFACES MAY BE
DIFFICULT TO WALK ON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW…SLEET…
FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS
WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE TRAVEL PROBLEMS AND MAY POSE A THREAT TO
LIFE AND PROPERTY.

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BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BASTROP…GIDDINGS…BRACKETTVILLE…
UVALDE…HONDO…SAN ANTONIO…NEW BRAUNFELS…SEGUIN…LOCKHART
1032 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST THURSDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET..WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING…ARCTIC AIR WILL POUR INTO THE AREA AFTER 6 PM…
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET SHOULD BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH NOON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE ABOVE
FREEZING AFTER NOON THURSDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT…FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAUSING ICING OF LESS THAN
1/10 INCH. THIS WILL MAKE FOR PATCHY ICE ON ROADS AND HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS IN SOME SPOTS.

* OTHER IMPACTS…SIDEWALKS…DECKS…AND OTHER SURFACES MAY BE
SLIPPERY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.