FREEZE WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1140 AM CST THU DEC 03 2009
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY...
A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY.
ONGOING WINTRY PRECIPITATION AND CONTINUED COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL
CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO FALL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. INLAND
LOCATIONS MAY SEE TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING AS EARLY AS MID
AFTERNOON WHILE COASTAL LOCATIONS WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING ON FRIDAY
EVENING.
TEMPERATURES FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE 20S ACROSS MOST
OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...LOWER 30S ALONG THE COAST. TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR 12 TO 18 HOURS FOR MOST
INLAND LOCATIONS...INCLUDING THE METRO HOUSTON AREA AND
SURROUNDING SUBURBS. TEMPERATURES IN DOWNTOWN HOUSTON WILL REMAIN
BELOW FREEZING FOR 10 TO 14 HOURS. ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COAST...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR 3
TO 6 HOURS.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ABOVE FREEZING MID MORNING ON SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 955 AM CST THU DEC 03 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
SNOW IS FALLING OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. AS THE UPPER LEVEL
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEARS THE AREA PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL
BE EMBEDDED IN THE WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE ENDING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
0.5 TO 1.5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES. SOME ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES ARE
LIKELY TO BECOME ICY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS TEMPERATURES FALL WELL BELOW
FREEZING.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE 20S FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT MAY MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
TAKE PLENTY OF WARM CLOTHES... KEEP A FLASHLIGHT HANDY AND BE
SURE TO TAKE A CELL PHONE WITH YOU SHOULD YOU SLIDE OFF THE ROAD
DUE TO THE HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS THAT ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
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