HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 557 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 100 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

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TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
600 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.
.DAY ONE...
A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL
PARTS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE UNTIL NOON TODAY...WHERE WINDS ABOVE 30
MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER
MILE OR LESS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL PARTS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
...WHERE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES...AND
STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING
VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE. ALSO...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE UNTIL NOON TODAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO RELAY SNOWFALL AND VISIBILITY 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 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