Texas Snow

Parts of the Texas panhandle near Amarillo picked up a few inches of convective snow this morning… it has all ended now. A sign winter can’t be too far away…

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
541 AM CST FRI NOV 12 2010

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OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…VEGA…AMARILLO…PANHANDLE…
WHITE DEER…HEREFORD…CANYON…CLAUDE
541 AM CST FRI NOV 12 2010

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR THE
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE.

* TIMING: THE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING AND SHOULD
THEN DISSIPATE AROUND NOON.

* MAIN IMPACT: SLICK ROADS DUE TO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATES 40 AND
27.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH NOON TODAY. THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE MORE RAPIDLY
ON GRASSY SURFACE AND VEHICLES.

* VISIBILITY: THE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL LIKELY CAUSE LIMITED
VISIBILITIES THROUGH NOON TODAY. VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS DOWN TO
ONE MILE AT TIMES WILL OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MORNING DRIVERS SHOULD ALLOW FOR PLENTY OF TRAVEL TIME AS THE SLICK
ROADS WILL CAUSE SLOW AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

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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