Blizzard Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
623 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE CAPROCK THIS MORNING WILL
SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...
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PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-
FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MEMPHIS...TURKEY...CHILDRESS...
MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...
MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH...MORTON...LEVELLAND...
LUBBOCK...SLATON...WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON...RALLS...DICKENS...
SPUR...GUTHRIE
623 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD EAST INTO MUCH OF THE
ROLLING PLAINS AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE BY MID-TO-LATE
MORNING...BEFORE DIMINISHING BY 6 PM. FARTHER WEST...BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN SUBSIDING BY THE AFTERNOON.
* SNOW TOTALS...AVERAGE AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH UP TO 10
INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 60 MPH. VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FALL TO NEAR
ZERO AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL IS ALREADY TREACHEROUS IN MANY AREAS AND THE
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS NOT RECOMMENDING TRAVEL
UNLESS IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. IF YOU DECIDE TO TRAVEL AND
BECOME STRANDED...BE ADVISED THAT EMERGENCY SERVICES MAY BE
UNABLE TO ASSIST YOU. INTERSTATE 27 BETWEEN LUBBOCK AND AMARILLO
HAS BEEN CLOSED. ALSO...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL STRESS POWER
LINES AND TREES INCREASING THE CHANCE OF POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
OCCURRING. IF YOU CHOOSE TO TRAVEL AND BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
422 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...CRIPPLING BLIZZARD CURRENTLY IMPACTING THE PANHANDLES...
OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-251830-
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HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER...
FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...
BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...
BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...
WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON...
CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON
422 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY.
* EVENT...HEAVY SNOWS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH INCREASING WINDS AND
WIND GUSTS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM
UNDER 3 INCHES IN THE FAR NW PANHANDLES TO 12 TO 18 INCHES IN A
BAND FROM AMARILLO TO STINNETT TO SPEARMAN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE REST OF THE PANHANDLES WILL GENERALLY SEE
6-14 INCHES. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
65 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE PANHANDLES TODAY BEFORE
TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING FROM WEST TO EAST. WINDS WILL INCREASE
THIS MORNING AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY...BEFORE BEGINNING
TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT
TIMES...PRODUCING WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN MANY SPOTS. ROADS WILL
BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SNOW DRIFTS 5 FEET OR HIGHER IN SOME AREAS
WILL MAKE DRIVING IMPOSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
415 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF
WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA...
OKZ004>006-009>011-014>017-021>023-033>036-TXZ083-251815-
/O.CON.KOUN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130226T1200Z/
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-
CUSTER-BLAINE-BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-
HARDEMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...ARNETT...
WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...CHEYENNE...TALOGA...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...
WATONGA...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...ANADARKO...HOLLIS...
MANGUM...HOBART...ALTUS...QUANAH...CHILLICOTHE
415 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...
* TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE EAST AND ENCOMPASS ALL OF WESTERN
OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL END WEST TO EAST MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS: STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF NORTH
TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND CONSIDERABLE
DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY NEAR AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE-40. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS TODAY UNTIL TUESDAY
MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 16 INCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT TRAVEL! STAY INSIDE! STRONG WINDS AND BLINDING SNOW WILL
MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
415 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF
WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA...
OKZ007-008-012-013-018-251815-
/O.CON.KOUN.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130225T1800Z/
/O.CON.KOUN.BZ.W.0001.130225T1800Z-130226T1200Z/
GRANT-KAY-GARFIELD-NOBLE-KINGFISHER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...PONCA CITY...ENID...PERRY...
KINGFISHER
415 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...
* TIMING: HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
NORTH-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA LATE THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL
INTENSIFY THROUGH THE EVENING. THE SNOW WILL END TUESDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACTS: STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. NEAR
ZERO VISIBILITY AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED.
TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS LATE TODAY UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 12 INCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT TRAVEL! STAY INSIDE! STRONG WINDS AND BLINDING SNOW WILL
MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
405 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO HIT THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
PLAINS...
KSZ067-082-091-260015-
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/O.NEW.KICT.BZ.W.0001.130225T1005Z-130226T1200Z/
RENO-KINGMAN-HARPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...ANTHONY...HARPER
405 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH
TONIGHT. THE PERIOD OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE LATE THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 14 INCHES WITH THE
HEAVIEST SNOW SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OF 10
TO 14 INCHES IS EXPECTED NEAR ANTHONY AND KINGMAN WITH 7 TO 10
INCHES NEAR HUTCHINSON.
* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE 30 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH 40 MPH
GUSTS.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN MANY AREAS. DRIFTS
COULD REACH 2 TO 3 FEET. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IS
GREATLY DISCOURAGED! THE ADDITION OF SEVERAL MORE INCHES OF
SNOW ON TOP OF NEARLY A FOOT OF PREVIOUS SNOWFALL ON ROOFS
COULD BE A CONCERN FOR STRUCTURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG
WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
405 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO HIT THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
PLAINS...
KSZ068-069-083-092-093-260015-
/O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130226T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KICT.BZ.W.0001.130225T1005Z-130226T1800Z/
HARVEY-BUTLER-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...
WICHITA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
405 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY.
* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH
THE DAY AND END EARLY TUESDAY. FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM MID DAY THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FROM 8 TO 13 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THE
GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ALONG A KINGMAN TO WICHITA TO EL DORADO
LINE IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THIS WOULD INCLUDE THE WICHITA
METRO AREA AND THE KANSAS TURNPIKE.
* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE 30 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH 40
MPH GUSTS.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW WILL CAUSE MAJOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT WILL
FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN
MANY AREAS. DRIFTS COULD REACH 2 OR 3 FEET. TRAVEL WILL BE
DANGEROUS AND IS GREATLY DISCOURAGED! THE ADDITION OF SEVERAL
MORE INCHES OF SNOW ON TOP OF NEARLY A FOOT OF PREVIOUS SNOWFALL
ON ROOFS COULD BE A CONCERN FOR STRUCTURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG
WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO
NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
404 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
OKZ054-252230-
/O.CON.KTSA.BZ.W.0001.130225T1800Z-130226T1200Z/
OSAGE-
404 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...
A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...OSAGE.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* RAIN WILL MOVE IN OSAGE COUNTY DURING THE MORNING HOURS...AND
CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON....ESPECIALLY OVER THE
WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH
TONIGHT WITH STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS CAUSING BLOWING SNOW
THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. THE
MOST LIKELY AREAS TO SEE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE NORTHWEST
OSAGE COUNTY...THOUGH THE REST OF THE COUNTY WILL SEE
SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN OSAGE
COUNTY...WITH LOCAL TOTALS NEAR A FOOT POSSIBLE ALONG THE
KANSAS BORDER. SOUTHEASTERN AREAS OF THE COUNTY...INCLUDING
THOSE IN NEAR THE TULSA METRO AREA...WILL SEE FROM 2 TO 4
INCHES.
* WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH AND CAUSE VISIBILITY TO BE
REDUCED TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS ACROSS NORTHWEST OSAGE
COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
IMPACTS...
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED
SURFACES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. ONLY TRAVEL IF ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY.
* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR
TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER
EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
356 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS TODAY...
.UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHWEST TEXAS WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD
INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS MORNING
AND AFTERNOON. FARTHER TO THE NORTH AND WEST ACROSS CENTRAL, WEST
CENTRAL AND FAR SOUTHWEST KANSAS, LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED BUT AMOUNTS
WILL BE CONSIDERABLY LESS. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS
WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHERE THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVIER
WITH MORE LOCALIZED VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS IN BLOWING SNOW FARTHER
NORTH AND WEST.
KSZ064>066-076>081-086>090-251800-
/O.CON.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130226T0600Z/
HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-
SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...
ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...
MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...
HAVILAND...PRATT...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...
MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...
SUN CITY
356 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
* TIMING...SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING.
* SNOW AMOUNTS...SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
THE AREA FROM LIBERAL THROUGH DODGE CITY AND LARNED. AREAS TO
THE SOUTHEAST, AROUND PRATT, COLDWATER AND MEDICINE LODGE COULD
SEE BETWEEN 12 AND 16 INCHES.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO 55 MPH. WIDESPREAD AND PROLONGED VISIBILITY
BELOW ONE-QUARTER OF A MILE AND FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
ARE ANTICIPATED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
&&
$$
GERARD
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
501 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO PORTIONS
OF SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...
.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD
THE REGION DURING THE DAY TODAY...BEFORE PRECIPITATION BEGINS TO
CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. AN
AXIS OF HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY WITH THIS SYSTEM...AND CURRENT
INDICATIONS ARE THAT THIS SWATH OF SNOW WILL CLIP AREAS ALONG AND
NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS KANSAS TO VERSAILLES MISSOURI.
SOUTH OF THIS LINE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO FIVE INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF CRANE TO VICHY MISSOURI LINE. A TIGHT
GRADIENT TO THE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THEREFORE...
SMALL CHANGES IN THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM COULD RESULT IN
CONSIDERABLE CHANGES TO FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.
THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. DURING THIS TIME...HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES IN
EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. IN
ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOWFALL.
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-056-066>068-077-078-252215-
/O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0002.130226T0000Z-130226T1800Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-
BARTON-CEDAR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE...LAMAR...
EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON
501 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST TUESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY.
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A COLUMBUS
KANSAS TO VERSAILLES MISSOURI LINE THIS EVENING THROUGH MID DAY
TUESDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 6 AND 10
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
THE HIGHER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE MOST LIKELY NORTH OF A
LINE FROM FORT SCOTT KANSAS TO APPLETON CITY TO VERSAILLES
MISSOURI. SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR CAN BE
EXPECTED AT TIMES LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.A
TIGHT GRADIENT IN SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...AND
AMOUNTS COULD VARY BY SEVERAL INCHES ACROSS JUST A SINGLE
COUNTY.
* WINDS AND VISIBILITY... ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...NORTHEAST
TO NORTH WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS. BLOWING SNOW
WILL ALSO FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
AREA INCLUDING DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. IN
ADDITION...THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AND WET IN NATURE...WHICH MAY
MAKE SNOW REMOVAL DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM
KIT ALONG WITH YOU. THIS KIT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE
CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS...
EXTRA CLOTHING AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN
CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
415 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF
WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA...
OKZ007-008-012-013-018-251815-
/O.CON.KOUN.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130225T1800Z/
/O.CON.KOUN.BZ.W.0001.130225T1800Z-130226T1200Z/
GRANT-KAY-GARFIELD-NOBLE-KINGFISHER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...PONCA CITY...ENID...PERRY...
KINGFISHER
415 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...
* TIMING: HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
NORTH-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA LATE THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL
INTENSIFY THROUGH THE EVENING. THE SNOW WILL END TUESDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACTS: STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. NEAR
ZERO VISIBILITY AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED.
TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS LATE TODAY UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 12 INCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT TRAVEL! STAY INSIDE! STRONG WINDS AND BLINDING SNOW WILL
MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
415 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF
WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA...
OKZ019-020-024>031-038-251815-
/O.CON.KOUN.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T1200Z/
LOGAN-PAYNE-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...YUKON...
EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...CHICKASHA...
PURCELL...NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...LAWTON
415 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY.
* TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL SPREAD INTO CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA LATE THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
IMPACT THE OKLAHOMA CITY AND LAWTON AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND
PERSIST UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY MAY BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN THE
HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS LATE MONDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED FROM STILLWATER TO EL RENO. ACROSS OKLAHOMA CITY
AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM 6 TO 2 INCHES...NORTH TO SOUTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID TRAVEL. BE SURE YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND YOUR
FAMILY IF YOU LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER. MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS
AND INFORMATION.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
405 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO HIT THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
PLAINS...
KSZ070>072-094>096-098>100-260015-
/O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0002.130225T1200Z-130226T1800Z/
GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-
LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD...
FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...
PARSONS
405 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY.
* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE PERIOD OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM CHAUTAUQUA NORTHEAST TO YATES CENTER
WITH 8 TO 13 INCHES EXPECTED NORTHWEST OF THAT LINE INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS.
* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WITH 30
TO 35 MPH GUSTS.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN MANY AREAS. DRIFTS
COULD REACH TO 2 OR 3 FEET. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IS
GREATLY DISCOURAGED! THE ADDITION OF SEVERAL MORE INCHES OF
SNOW ON TOP OF NEARLY A FOOT OF PREVIOUS SNOWFALL ON ROOFS
COULD BE A CONCERN FOR STRUCTURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
&&
$$
KETCHAM
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
404 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
OKZ055-056-059-064-252230-
/O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0002.130225T1800Z-130226T1200Z/
WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-PAWNEE-CREEK-
404 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...WASHINGTON...NOWATA AND PAWNEE.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* RAIN WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING...WITH A
TRANSITION TO SNOW EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.
SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS UP
TO 40 MPH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
* UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM LATE
TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 6 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN PAWNEE COUNTY...AND NORTHERN
WASHINGTON AND NOWATA COUNTIES.
IMPACTS...
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR
TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER
EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
404 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
OKZ057-252230-
/O.EXA.KTSA.WS.W.0002.130225T1800Z-130226T1200Z/
CRAIG-
404 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...CRAIG.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA TODAY...WITH A TRANSITION
TO SNOW EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. SNOW COULD
BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS RESULTING IN
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM LATE TODAY
TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR
THE KANSAS BORDER.
IMPACTS...
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT.
DEFINITION...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR
TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER
EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.
&&
$$
High Wind Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
302 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
TXZ039>044-252200-
/O.NEW.KLUB.HW.W.0003.130225T0902Z-130226T0000Z/
YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...BROWNFIELD...
TAHOKA...ODONNELL...POST...JAYTON...ASPERMONT
302 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHERLY INCREASING TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH.
* IMPACTS...COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW UP TO AN INCH OR
TWO...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISBILITIES. MOTORISTS TRAVELING
ON EAST TO WEST ROADS WILL BE SUBJECT TO STRONG CROSSWINDS THAT
MAY OVERTURN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS. THOSE AREAS
THAT SEE LITTLE OR NO SNOW WILL EXPERIENCE BLOWING DUST AND POOR
VISIBILITY.
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
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
&&
$$
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
623 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE CAPROCK THIS MORNING WILL
SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...
TXZ039>044-252200-
/O.CON.KLUB.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T0000Z/
YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...BROWNFIELD...
TAHOKA...ODONNELL...POST...JAYTON...ASPERMONT
623 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
* TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
BEFORE DISSIPATING FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON.
* SNOW TOTALS...ON AVERAGE UP TO TWO INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS...ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME ICY AND
SNOW PACKED. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FURTHER COMPLICATING TRAVEL AND
REDUCING VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
415 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF
WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA...
OKZ037-044-TXZ084>088-251815-
/O.CON.KOUN.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130226T0600Z/
TILLMAN-COTTON-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDERICK...WALTERS...CROWELL...
VERNON...WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY...KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR
415 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
TUESDAY...
* TIMING: RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS MORNING ACROSS
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS.
SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE
EXITING TO THE EAST.
* MAIN IMPACT: ACCUMULATIONS OF A TRACE TO 4 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED. HOWEVER...WINDS GUSTING FROM 35 TO NEAR 50 MPH THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN LOWERED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING
SNOW AND SOME DRIFTS.
* OTHER IMPACTS: EXCESSIVE WINDS COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...RESULTING IN TREACHEROUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL. EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF ICE AND
SNOW CAN MAKE ROADS AND SIDEWALKS SLICK AND DANGEROUS.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
404 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ058-060>063-065>071-252230-
/O.NEW.KTSA.WW.Y.0006.130226T0000Z-130226T1800Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-
DELAWARE-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
404 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST TUESDAY...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...
WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...OTTAWA...MCINTOSH
AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...BENTON AND
CARROLL.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING AND EVENTUALLY
INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
AND AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
* UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE
44 CORRIDOR...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER SOUTH TO NEAR INTERSTATE
40. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
TONIGHT.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...
ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES.
DEFINITION...
* A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTERY PRECIPITATION MAY
ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. ATTEMPT TO STAY ON TREATED
ROADWAYS. EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS.
* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR
TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER
EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.
&&
$$
Lake Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
548 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY FOR MUCH OF EAST
TEXAS AND EXTREME WESTERN LOUISIANA...AND WILL BE EXTENDED TO COVER
THE ENTIRE FOUR STATE REGION FROM THIS EVENING TO TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ003>006-011>014-018>022-OKZ077-
TXZ096-097-260000-
/O.EXB.KSHV.LW.Y.0007.130226T0000Z-130226T2200Z/
SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-
COLUMBIA-UNION AR-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-UNION LA-RED RIVER-
BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-
LA SALLE-MCCURTAIN-BOWIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE QUEEN...NASHVILLE...ASHDOWN...HOPE...
PRESCOTT...TEXARKANA...LEWISVILLE...MAGNOLIA...EL DORADO...
MINDEN...HOMER...RUSTON...FARMERVILLE...COUSHATTA...BIENVILLE...
JONESBORO...MONROE...NATCHITOCHES...WINNFIELD...COLFAX...
COLUMBIA...JENA...IDABEL...CLARKSVILLE
548 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
CST TUESDAY...FOR THE FOUR STATE REGION...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CST
TUESDAY.
* EVENT...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN LATE MONDAY BEHIND A
DRYLINE PASSAGE...IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM THAT WILL PROGRESS NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTH TEXAS INTO
ARKANSAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE FOUR
STATE REGION.
* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH FROM WEST TO EAST
WITH THE DRYLINE PASSAGE MONDAY WITH A SMALL LOWERING OF WINDS
IN THE EVENING BEFORE PICKING UP INTO THE EVENING AND LASTING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...BOATERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN OPEN WATER ON AREA
LAKES. THE STRONG WINDS AND RESULTING HIGHER WAVES WILL MAKE
SAFE NAVIGATION DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
THESE WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO
SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS AND ANY LOOSE AND NON SECURED ITEMS
OUTSIDE.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
548 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY FOR MUCH OF EAST
TEXAS AND EXTREME WESTERN LOUISIANA...AND WILL BE EXTENDED TO COVER
THE ENTIRE FOUR STATE REGION FROM THIS EVENING TO TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
LAZ001-002-010-017-TXZ108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-
260000-
/O.EXT.KSHV.LW.Y.0007.130225T1600Z-130226T2200Z/
CADDO-BOSSIER-DE SOTO-SABINE LA-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-
WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-
NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHREVEPORT...BOSSIER CITY...MANSFIELD...
MANY...MT VERNON...MT PLEASANT...PITTSBURG...DAINGERFIELD...
ATLANTA...QUITMAN...GILMER...JEFFERSON...TYLER...LONGVIEW...
MARSHALL...RUSK...HENDERSON...CARTHAGE...NACOGDOCHES...CENTER...
LUFKIN...SAN AUGUSTINE...HEMPHILL
548 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 PM CST TUESDAY...FOR MUCH OF EAST AND NORTHEAST TEXAS AND WESTERN
LOUISIANA...
* EVENT...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN SIGNIFICANTLY TODAY
WITH THE APPROACH AND PASSAGE OFF A DRYLINE IN ADVANCE OF A
STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL PROGRESS NORTHEAST
ACROSS NORTH TEXAS INTO SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF EAST TEXAS AND EXTREME WESTERN
LOUISIANA.
* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH FROM WEST TO EAST
WITH THE DRYLINE PASSAGE TODAY.
* IMPACT...BOATERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN OPEN WATER ON AREA
LAKES. THE STRONG WINDS AND RESULTING HIGHER WAVES WILL MAKE
SAFE NAVIGATION DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
THESE WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO
SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS AND ANY LOOSE AND NON SECURED ITEMS
OUTSIDE.
&&
$$
06
Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
616 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING...
.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK JUST NORTH OF WEST
CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY. VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. FOR ALL
OF THE CONCHO VALLEY... PARTS OF THE BIG COUNTRY...AND PARTS OF
THE NORTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING. THIS IS WHERE THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED. FOR THE REST OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...A WIND
ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT.
TXZ078-098-099-114-128-139-140-154-155-168>170-260200-
/O.CON.KSJT.WI.Y.0004.130225T1500Z-130226T0200Z/
SUTTON-HASKELL-THROCKMORTON-SHACKELFORD-CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-BROWN-
MCCULLOCH-SAN SABA-MENARD-KIMBLE-MASON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SONORA...HASKELL...THROCKMORTON...
WOODSON...ALBANY...CLYDE...BAIRD...CROSS PLAINS...COLEMAN...
BROWNWOOD...BRADY...SAN SABA...MENARD...JUNCTION...MASON
616 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG
NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. UNSECURED LIGHT OBJECT WILL
BE BLOWN AROUND. SMALL TREE BRANCHES WILL BE PRONE TO
BREAKING.
* TIMING: 9 AM MONDAY MORNING UNTIL 8 PM MONDAY EVENING.
* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
50 TO 55 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR
WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
503 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-251915-
/O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0003.130225T1600Z-130226T0600Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-
NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-
LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...
SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...
DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...
THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER...
SULPHUR SPRINGS...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...
BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...
KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...
EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...CISCO...EASTLAND...
RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...
OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...
ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...
COMANCHE...DE LEON...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...
MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE...
FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...
KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...
GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE...JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON...
ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN...CALVERT
503 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO NORTH TEXAS DURING
THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL EASILY MOVE LOOSE OR
LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. POWER LINES MAY ALSO ARC OR COME
LOOSE IN THE STRONGER WINDS...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES.
SMALL BRANCHES AND SMALL TREES MAY BLOW DOWN. DRIVING MAY BE
DIFFICULT AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
407 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
OKZ055>057-059>061-064-252230-
/O.NEW.KTSA.WI.Y.0003.130225T1800Z-130226T1200Z/
WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-CREEK-
407 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON...CRAIG...NOWATA...CREEK...
TULSA AND ROGERS.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* GUSTY NORTH AND NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES
ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
IMPACTS...
* WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
* WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
DEFINITION...
* A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO
SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR
VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS AND ON
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT.
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.
&&
$$
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
624 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
OKZ031-032-251245-
SEMINOLE OK-HUGHES OK-
624 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN SEMINOLE AND
NORTHWESTERN HUGHES COUNTIES UNTIL 645 AM CST...
AT 620 AM CST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WEWOKA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH DIAMETER...
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WEWOKA...CROMWELL AND LIMA.
LAT...LON 3499 9655 3506 9669 3543 9651 3543 9649
3540 9644 3529 9644 3529 9624 3528 9622
TIME...MOT...LOC 1220Z 211DEG 42KT 3512 9655
$$
EM
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
634 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
TXZ021>044-261245-
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-
FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-
YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
634 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WINTER WEATHER
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
OVER MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY
IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING AREA
WIDE BY 6 PM. EVEN IN AREAS WHERE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL
ENDS...VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL
CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE
SOUTH PLAINS...ROLLING PLAINS AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. IN THE FAR
SOUTHERN SOUTH PLAINS AND FAR SOUTHERN ROLLING PLAINS...A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY AND HIGH WIND WARNING ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THE PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
538 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-261145-
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-
RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-
SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
538 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM WILL OVERWHELM THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 13 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS. SEE THE LATEST BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR MORE
DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THE WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF THE FLINT HILLS AND
SOUTHEAST KANSAS ON TUESDAY MORNING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE
NEWLY FALLEN SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM AS WELL...AS NORTH
WINDS CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH. SEE THE LATEST BLIZZARD AND WINTER
STORM WARNINGS FOR MORE DETAILS.
SOME RESIDUAL LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY OVER EASTERN
SECTIONS OF THE AREA AS THE WINTER STORM MOVES OUT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR
TONIGHT...BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
&&
FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP
$$
KETCHAM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
516 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-
140-154-155-168>170-261130-
FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-RUNNELS-IRION-TOM GREEN-CONCHO-
CROCKETT-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-HASKELL-THROCKMORTON-JONES-SHACKELFORD-
TAYLOR-CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-BROWN-MCCULLOCH-SAN SABA-MENARD-KIMBLE-
MASON-
516 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
WEST CENTRAL TEXAS THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM
TODAY FOR ALL OF THE COHCHO VALLEY...PARTS OF THE BIG COUNTRY...
AND PARTS OF THE NORTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU. FOR THE REST OF WEST
CENTRAL TEXAS...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM 9 AM TO 8
PM.
SOME SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN BIG COUNTRY TODAY....
WITH LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW POSSIBLE AS FAR SOUTH AS THE INTERSTATE 20
CORRIDOR. WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING...
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN ONE INCH ARE ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...
ANY FALLING SNOW COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN
SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
446 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-261100-
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
446 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...
LIMITED NON THUNDERSTORM WIND RISK.
SIGNIFICANT SNOW RISK.
DISCUSSION...
A STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE REGION TODAY THROUGH
TUESDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE MID MORNING HOURS
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THIS SYSTEM THIS EVENING
INTO TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST AXIS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS TOWARDS THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA. THE
SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THIS HEAVY SNOW BAND WILL LIKELY EXTEND
ACROSS PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND PORTIONS OF
WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE NORTH OF A COLUMBUS
KANSAS TO LAMAR TO OSAGE BEACH MISSOURI LINE.
RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
MISSOURI OZARKS FROM LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
ACCUMULATIONS OF GREATER THAN AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE AS FAR
SOUTH AND EAST AS A CRANE MISSOURI TO ROLLA MISSOURI LINE.
GUSTY NORTHEAST TO NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THIS
SYSTEM THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH
LIKELY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW
CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY.
ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY
CENTRAL MISSOURI ON WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
MOVES SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FROM A
DUSTING TO AROUND AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE.
AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION DURING THE LATTER
PORTIONS OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND. WIND CHILL
VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME
FRAME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
&&
THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH
OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE)
$$
WFO SGF
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
447 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-261100-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
447 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...BLIZZARD/WINTER
STORM WARNINGS EFFECTIVE THIS AFTERNOON...
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
RISK...CRITICAL.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA...WEST CENTRAL
AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...MORNING.
AREA AT GREATEST RISK...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
WINTER WEATHER.
SNOW ACCUMULATION.
RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...AFTERNOON.
SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...AFTERNOON.
DISCUSSION...
RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE OVER
EASTERN OKLAHOMA MONDAY MORNING...SPREADING INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
DURING THE DAY. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH SMALL HAIL
AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. MOST PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE
APPROACHING UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN IN LIQUID FORM INTO THE
AFTERNOON...HOWEVER COLDER AIR WILL FILTER INTO PARTS OF NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA...AND A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW IS EXPECTED MID TO LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON...AND THIS CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW WILL CONTINUE
INTO MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA...WEST
CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
AT THIS TIME...THE FORECAST TRACK OF THE UPPER SYSTEM REMAINS
FAVORABLE FOR HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS PARTS
OF FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...MAINLY IN AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF
TULSA...AND IN PARTICULAR FAR NORTHWEST OSAGE COUNTY WHERE
10 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. LESSER AMOUNTS TO THE
SOUTH AND EAST ARE STILL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. BLIZZARD WARNINGS AND
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE EFFECTIVE THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA. SEE /OKCWSWTSA/ FOR THE LATEST DETAILS.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
PERSONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A SHAMROCK...VERA...NOWATA LINE SHOULD
PREPARE FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHWEST OSAGE COUNTY WHERE TRAVEL
IMPACTS WILL BE MOST FELT. CONDITIONS ACROSS THOSE AREAS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. MAKE SURE ADEQUATE
SUPPLIES OF FOOD...WATER AND NECESSARY MEDICATIONS ARE ON HAND TO
LAST THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE WINTER STORM.
SPOTTER ACTIVATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
TUESDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TUESDAY MORNING AND END ACROSS NORTHEAST
ARKANSAS BY AFTERNOON AS THE SYSTEM LIFTS THROUGH NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
AND INTO THE MIDWEST. IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM...COOLER BUT DRY
WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK...AND INTO NEXT WEEKEND.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
432 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-261200-
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-
FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-
LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
432 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF
NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS. OVERALL...THE SEVERE THREAT WILL BE
LOW...BUT SOME STORMS MAY BECOME MARGINALLY SEVERE...PARTICULARLY
EAST OF THE I-35 CORRIDOR. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL DIMINISH FROM
WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING...COMING TO AN END BY MIDDAY.
HOWEVER...RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE. SNOW MAY MIX WITH THE RAIN
THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM BRECKENRIDGE...
TO BRIDGEPORT...TO GAINESVILLE. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS FROM
10 AM TO MIDNIGHT. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH.
THE SNOW CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...IN
AREAS NORTH OF THE I-20 CORRIDOR. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1/2
INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE RED RIVER COUNTIES. ACCUMULATIONS
WILL BE PRIMARILY ON GRASS AND ELEVATED SURFACES...AND SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE NOT ANTICIPATED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
VERY LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS MORNING...
MAINLY EAST OF THE I-35 CORRIDOR.
$$
25
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
430 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-252230-
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
430 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 3 AM TUESDAY FOR ALL OF THE
TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. INTENSE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH
WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...BUT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO APPRECIATES ANY SNOWFALL REPORTS.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
426 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-261100-
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
426 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 /326 AM MST MON FEB 25 2013/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH
CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORMS WILL IMPACT PARTS OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST
WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS REGARDING THIS STORM.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER REPORTS MAY BE NEEDED FOR SNOWFALL AND VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS
TODAY,
&&
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
$$
GERARD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
407 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-251800-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
407 AM CST MON FEB 24 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TODAY. HOWEVER...
WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.
DISCUSSION...
A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE UPPER LEVEL
STORM SYSTEM... CONVECTIVE SNOW BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS
OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA TODAY. THE HEAVIEST BANDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED
BY OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...SNOWFALL RATES OVER 2 INCHES PER HOUR...AND
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH
TONIGHT.
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT PARTS OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. LIMITED INSTABILITY
WILL PREVENT STORMS FROM BECOMING SEVERE... BUT A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME
STRONG PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST TUESDAY FEB 26.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...10 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS
TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...LOWERING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF
A MILE AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE ON MANY ROADWAYS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
A PERIOD OF COOL AND DRY WEATHER WILL RESUME ON TUESDAY...LASTING INTO THE
WEEKEND. SO NO THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
THE WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN TO EXIT THE REGION EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE
SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST TUESDAY MORNING. EVEN AFTER
SNOW CEASES... SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE
TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE IN MANY AREAS.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED BY NOON TODAY WITH
UPDATES AS NEEDED.
$$
MAXWELL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1147 AM CST SUN FEB 24 2013
ARZ050-051-059>061-070-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-108-109-111-112-251800-
SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-MCCURTAIN-
RED RIVER-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-MORRIS-CASS-
1147 AM CST SUN FEB 24 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AS A STRONG UPPER
TROUGH AND COLD FRONT MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. LIMITED INSTABILITY
SHOULD KEEP THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER TO A MINIMUM.
HOWEVER...SOME OF THE STRONGEST STORMS MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL.
AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE COLD FRONT MONDAY
NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL
POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 30 CORRIDOR. A
TRANSITION TO ENTIRELY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE TERRAIN OF
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS BEFORE THE
PRECIPITATION ENDS TUESDAY MORNING. NO SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO
OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR
TONIGHT.
$$
Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
642 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-251600-
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER...
FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...
BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...
BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...
WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON...
CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON
642 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
.NOW...
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
HOURS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE AND PRODUCE 5 TO 7 ADDITIONAL
INCHES OF SNOW. DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND TRAVEL
IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO NEAR 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS.
ADDITIONALLY...A BAND OF HEAVY STRETCHES NORTHEAST ALONG A BORGER TO
SPEARMAN TO BEAVER LINE. THIS LINE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE
NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH MONDAY.
$$
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
629 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>004-010>012-017-OKZ077-TXZ096-
097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-251430-
SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-
COLUMBIA-UNION AR-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-DE SOTO-
RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-SABINE LA-MCCURTAIN-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-
MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-
PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE QUEEN...NASHVILLE...ASHDOWN...HOPE...
PRESCOTT...TEXARKANA...LEWISVILLE...MAGNOLIA...EL DORADO...
SHREVEPORT...BOSSIER CITY...MINDEN...HOMER...MANSFIELD...
COUSHATTA...BIENVILLE...MANY...IDABEL...CLARKSVILLE...MT VERNON...
MT PLEASANT...PITTSBURG...DAINGERFIELD...ATLANTA...QUITMAN...
GILMER...JEFFERSON...TYLER...LONGVIEW...MARSHALL...RUSK...
HENDERSON...CARTHAGE...NACOGDOCHES...CENTER...LUFKIN...
SAN AUGUSTINE...HEMPHILL
629 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
.NOW...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING
THROUGH AREAS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHWEST
ARKANSAS AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA. THE MOST CONCENTRATED ACTIVITY
CAN BE FOUND WEST OF THE LOUISIANA TEXAS BORDER...FROM TYLER TO TEXARKANA AS
WELL AS ACROSS SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...FROM DEQUEEN TO HOPE. THIS
ACTIVITY IS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES PER HOUR. LIGHT TO
BRIEFLY MODERATE RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL
LIGHTNING POSSIBLE AS WELL. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL VARY FROM ONLY
TRACE AMOUNTS TO AS MUCH AS ONE HALF INCH.
$$
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SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
517 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-251245-
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-
PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-
TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-
CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-
LATIMER-LE FLORE-
517 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
.NOW...
AT 5:17 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS INDICATED AN
AREA OF RAIN ALONG WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA...WITH ALL ACTIVITY MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH.
THROUGH 6:45 AM...RAIN WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT AREAS TO THE WEST OF
HIGHWAY 75. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ACROSS
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...THEREFORE MEASURABLE RAIN AMOUNTS SHOULD REMAIN
AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.
$$
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
500 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
TXZ021>025-027>031-033>037-039>042-251300-
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-MOTLEY-
COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MEMPHIS...TURKEY...MULESHOE...
LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...MATADOR...
ROARING SPRINGS...MORTON...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...SLATON...
WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON...RALLS...DICKENS...SPUR...PLAINS...
DENVER CITY...BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...ODONNELL...POST
500 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
.NOW...
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...A LARGE SWATH OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND IN COVERAGE OVER MUCH OF THE
SOUTH PLAINS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. VISIBILITY WILL
FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 27 FROM LUBBOCK NORTH TO
PLAINVIEW...TULIA AND HAPPY. AREAS WEST OF THIS LINE CAN EXPECT
SIMILAR HEAVY SNOWS...WITH OCCASIONAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AS
NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 30 MPH OR GREATER. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED AS ROAD CONDITIONS QUICKLY DETERIORATE AND BECOME
SNOW PACKED IN SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES.
FARTHER EAST...SOME OF THIS SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AS IT SPREADS
OFF THE CAPROCK FROM SPUR NORTH TO MATADOR AND BRICE...HOWEVER
WITH TIME COLDER AIR WILL CHANGE ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION OVER TO
ALL SNOW.
$$
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
500 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-251400-
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-
NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-
LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
500 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
.NOW...
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGHOUT THE MORNING HOURS. UNDER THE HEAVIER
DOWNPOURS...RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL EXCEED 1/4 INCH. LATER THIS
MORNING...SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH SMALL HAIL AND
GUSTY WINDS...PARTICULARLY EAST OF THE I-35 CORRIDOR. THIS
ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE SHIFTING EAST AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES.
GUSTY WEST WINDS HAVE BEGUN INVADING PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE FROM THE WEST THIS
MORNING. SOME GUSTS WILL EXCEED 40 MPH.
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