WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 340 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
THE COMBINATION OF A STRONG COLD FRONT AND POTENT UPPER LEVEL
STORM SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAYS WILL
BE AFFECTED...AS WILL YARD DECORATIONS. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 249 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS TODAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL DURING THE MORNING HOURS WITH
AREAS OF RAIN TRANSITIONING TO AREAS OF SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST.
SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH AVERAGE ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES OVER THE WARNING AREA. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS OF NEAR 5
INCHES WILL OCCUR GENERALLY NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM BRECKENRIDGE
TO GAINESVILLE.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN
VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE IN SOME LOCATIONS.
THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR AT TIMES
IMPOSSIBLE. EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED IF YOU MUST TRAVEL.
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