HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1255 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 Expires:200912241200;;
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TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
100 PM 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 TEXAS
PANHANDLES THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND THEN FOR MOST OF THE
SOUTHERN HALF AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...MAINLY TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING WHICH MAY RESULT IN AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR MOST OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE AND ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF AND MOST OF THE
EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
THURSDAY. ALSO...THE WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE...AND MOST OF THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON THURSDAY. STRONG WINDS AND COLD AIR WILL LEAD TO
LOW WIND CHILL VALUES ON THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW
MAY ALSO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES TONIGHT AND 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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WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1252 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
THURSDAY FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND MOST OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF
THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND MOST OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF
THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST THURSDAY.
* TIMING: STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON THURSDAY.
* WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS OF 40 TO 45
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS: THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON WEST TO EAST
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. ALSO...WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
MORNING WILL FALL TO AROUND ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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SCHNEIDER/GARCIA
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
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