SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 429 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
Expiration: 400 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...HAZARDOUS WEATHER LIKELY TO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TODAY...
VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE
AND ICE FOG HAVE RESULTED IN LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT.
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE ONGOING...AND ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST 10 AM...BEFORE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
TO GRADUALLY WARM ABOVE FREEZING.
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS
DURING THE MIDDAY AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...WHEN SOUTHWEST TO
WESTERLY WINDS WILL DRAMATICALLY INCREASE INTO THE 30 TO 45 MPH
OVER A LARGE PORTION OF WEST TEXAS. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 65 AND 75
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL SOUTH PLAINS...
ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. A POTENTIAL FOR WIND DAMAGE TO
LIGHT WIEGHT STRUCTURES AND UTILITIES WILL EXIST.
THE COMBINATION OF MORNING WINTER WEATHER AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL AND
THE ONSET OF POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS LATER TODAY WILL RESULT IN
WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY TO LEAD TO MANY PUBLIC IMPACTS. SOUTH
PLAINS RESIDENTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY
THIS MORNING AND TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS
THAT MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT IN THE WIND...INCLUDING HOLIDAY
DECORATIONS.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 426 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
Expiration: 430 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WINTER WEATHER
AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FREEZING FOG WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH
OF THE SOUTH PLAINS REGION THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS. LIGHT
ICE ACCUMULATIONS HAVE OCCURRED...AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT
LEAST 10 AM.
NON PRECIPITATION
SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 30 TO 45 MPH
RANGE OVER ALL OF THE SOUTH PLAINS REGION BY MIDDAY OR EARLY
AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND SPEEDS WILL
OCCUR OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL SOUTH PLAINS...WHERE GUSTS
BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST MAY ADDITIONALLY LIMIT VISIBILITIES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER AREA EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND DECISION MAKERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION NOW IN
RESPONSE TO HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER AND WINDS. PLEASE RELAY ALL
INFORMATION REGARDING WEATHER RELATED PUBLIC IMPACTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN LUBBOCK.
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