WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 426 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING.
AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FREEZING FOG WILL PERSIST THROUGH
MUCH OF THE MID MORNING MORNING HOURS. BRIEF PERIODS OF FREEZING
RAIN WILL ADDITIONALLY BE POSSIBLE OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
PANHANDLE. THE ONGOING WINTRY WEATHER HAS RESULTED IN LIGHT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS FREEZING DRIZZLE...FOG
AND PERHAPS LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS
RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 428 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTH
PLAINS AND EXTREME SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH AROUND MIDDAY...WITH GUSTS
BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL SOUTH
PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO...THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY SEVERELY RESTRICT VISIBILITIES.
WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE AROUND SUNSET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY AND UTILITY DAMAGES. AREA RESIDENTS ARE
URGED TO IMMEDIATELY SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT
BY THE WINDS...INCLUDING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL
ACROSS WEST TEXAS TODAY SHOULD PREPARE TO ENCOUNTER HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.
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