HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 553 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 100 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009

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TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
600 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.
.DAY ONE...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OKLAHOMA AND ALL BUT
THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLES THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY
AREA. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS
EVENING WHICH MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOW
VISIBILITIES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
STRONG WINDS AND COLD AIR WILL LEAD TO LOW WIND CHILL VALUES ON
THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW MAY ALSO PRODUCE
LIMITED VISIBILITIES ON THURSDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS...AND COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO RELAY LATEST SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN AMARILLO.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 316 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLES. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: RAIN COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS THIS EVENING BUT WILL SWITCH
OVER TO SNOW BY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY
TOMORROW BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 10
TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES
AND CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
* OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO
AROUND ZERO THURSDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW MAY CONTINUE THROUGH
THURSDAY EVEN AFTER THE SNOW ENDS.
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.
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SJOHNSON

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 420 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE FAR NORTHWEST
AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE DAY
WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CAUSING LOW VISIBILITIES IN NEAR
WHITE OUT CONDITIONS.
* OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO
AROUND ZERO THURSDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THURSDAY EVEN AFTER THE SNOW ENDS. THERE REMAINS MUCH UNCERTAINTY
WITH THE TRACK OF THIS WINTER STORM. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT
THE STORM SYSTEM MAY MOVE FURTHER NORTH WHICH WOULD CUT DOWN ON THE
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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GOEHRING