HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 508 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.
.DAY ONE...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE OKLAHOMA AND FAR
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLES BEGINNING AT 12 AM CST
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LATE TONIGHT OF
1 INCH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA CAN BE EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OKLAHOMA AND FAR
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLES THROUGH MIDNIGHT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES ON WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ENTIRE PANHANDLES. THE GREATEST
POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AREA...WITH LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS NEAR 2
INCHES OR LESS ACROSS MOST OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS...AND COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO RELAY LATEST SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN AMARILLO.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 320 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WEDNESDAY. A REINFORCING
SURGE OF COLDER AIR WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PANHANDLES ON 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
TO BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.
IT APPEARS THAT THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL
OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...WITH ALL OF THE
TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES RECEIVING SOME SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE...AND ALSO FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST TEXAS
PANHANDLE FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING WHERE THE
GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY WHICH MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW...LOW VISIBILITIES...AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.
TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ESPECIALLY IF YOU
ARE TRAVELING NORTH. THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BRING
IMPACTS FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TO NORTH DAKOTA INCLUDING MOST OF
THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. 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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