HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 601 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.
.DAY ONE...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES DURING
THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK. SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE PANHANDLES...WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL
FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOW
VISIBILITIES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE TIMING AND TRACK OF
THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN...BUT THE LATEST INFORMATION SUGGESTS
THAT TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW MAY BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
PANHANDLES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 339 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE FOR THE PANHANDLES WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES AND
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES BY MID WEEK. A REINFORCING SURGE OF
COLDER AIR WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PANHANDLES BY LATE WEDNESDAY. IN
ADVANCE OF THE SYSTEM...MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ACROSS THE
PANHANDLES. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD AND MOIST AIR
MASS TO BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE AREA.
IT APPEARS THAT THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL
OCCUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...WITH ALL OF THE
TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES RECEIVING SOME SNOW. AT THIS TIME...TWO
TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA. IN ADDITION...
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
WHICH MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...LOW VISIBILITIES...AND
LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.
THERE STILL REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE EXACT TRACK AND TIMING
OF THIS STORM SYSTEM. HOWEVER...IT DOES APPEAR NOW THAT THE LOCATION
OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN
SECTIONS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME
DIFFICULT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO KEEP UP TO
DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
ACCESS OUR WEBSITE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA.
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