HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 935 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A STRONG NORTHERLY LOW LEVEL JET HAS CAUSED WINDS TO GUST TO NEAR
60 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTH CENTRAL
TEXAS. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO AFFECT AREAS ALONG AND
NORTHWEST OF A BRECKENRIDGE TO DECATUR TO NOCONA LINE LATE THIS
MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREAS WITHIN THE HIGH WIND WARNING.
THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND SNOW LATER TODAY MAY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN LEAD TO
PROPERTY DAMAGE...KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SEEK A STURDY
SHELTER AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1055 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
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 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH 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. A
BLIZZARD WARNING MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA IF
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE WORSE THAN ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON.
THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR AT TIMES
IMPOSSIBLE. EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED IF YOU MUST TRAVEL.
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