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...
TXZ021>038-252200-
/O.CON.KLUB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130226T0000Z/
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.
&&
$$
High Wind Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
645 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...WESTERN
LOW ROLLING PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY
AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...PERMIAN BASIN...AND STOCKTON PLATEAU...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE
MARFA PLATEAU AND PRESIDIO VALLEY...
.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO TEXAS THIS MORNING
WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION. STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE
EXPECTED TO ROTATE AROUND THE BASE OF THE TROUGH AND MIX TO THE
SURFACE...AIDED BY A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA. THESE
COMBINED FEATURES WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND
NEW MEXICO.
NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-058>062-067-074-075-081-082-252100-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130226T0000Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-ANDREWS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-
ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-
BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...
JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...PECOS...MENTONE...
RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS...ALPINE...
FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON
645 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 /545 AM MST MON FEB 25 2013/
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...
* EVENT...HIGH WINDS.
* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.
* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR
MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...
VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY
AND DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME
TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE
VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
645 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...WESTERN
LOW ROLLING PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY
AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...PERMIAN BASIN...AND STOCKTON PLATEAU...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE
MARFA PLATEAU AND PRESIDIO VALLEY...
.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO TEXAS THIS MORNING
WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION. STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE
EXPECTED TO ROTATE AROUND THE BASE OF THE TROUGH AND MIX TO THE
SURFACE...AIDED BY A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA. THESE
COMBINED FEATURES WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND
NEW MEXICO.
TXZ047-048-051>053-063-068>070-252100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0008.130226T0000Z-130226T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130226T0000Z/
BORDEN-SCURRY-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAIL...SNYDER...STANTON...BIG SPRING...
COLORADO CITY...GARDEN CITY...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE
645 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
* EVENT...HIGH WINDS.
* TIMING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
* WINDS...TODAY...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO 30 TO 45
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. THIS EVENING...NORTHWEST
30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH.
* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR
MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...
VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY
AND DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME
TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE
VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
&&
$$
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.
TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076-077-113-127-260200-
/O.CON.KSJT.HW.W.0001.130225T1500Z-130226T0200Z/
FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-RUNNELS-IRION-TOM GREEN-CONCHO-
CROCKETT-SCHLEICHER-JONES-TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROTAN...ROBY...SWEETWATER...
STERLING CITY...ROBERT LEE...BRONTE...BALLINGER...WINTERS...
MERTZON...SAN ANGELO...EDEN...OZONA...ELDORADO...STAMFORD...
ANSON...HAMLIN...ABILENE
616 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
A HIGH WIND WARNING 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. SOME TREE BRANCHES COULD BE
BROKEN AND A FEW WEAK TREES COULD BE TOPPLED. SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL POSSIBLE IMPACTS INCLUDE
MINOR SHINGLE DAMAGE...LIGHT LOOSE OBECTS TOSSED AROUND...AND
BLOWING DUST.
* TIMING: 9 AM MONDAY MORNING UNTIL 8 PM MONDAY EVENING.
* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR
WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
&&
$$
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.
&&
$$
Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
639 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE PRESIDIO VALLEY...MARFA PLATEAU AND BIG
BEND AREA...
.A COLD FRONT WILL BRING IN MUCH COOLER AIR AND SWITCH WINDS TO
THE NORTHWEST LATER THIS MORNING. STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HUMIDITY
VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ALONG/NEAR THE RIO GRANDE THIS AFTERNOON.
TXZ079>081-260100-
/O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0009.130225T1800Z-130226T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0010.130225T2000Z-130226T0100Z/
PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-
639 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE PRESIDIO
VALLEY...MARFA PLATEAU AND THE BIG BEND AREA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...10-15 PCT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE
SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW
QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND- DRIVEN WILDFIRES.
&&
$$
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
622 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM TODAY
FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
.A DRY RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS TODAY...IN WAKE OF A FAST MOVING PACIFIC COLD FRONT.
VERY DRY AND GUSTY WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 20 FOOT WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
40 TO 45 MPH. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS
AND 20S. BRIEF AND SPOTTY WETTING RAINS EAST OF IH35 EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY MID AND LATE MORNING.
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-252200-
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0004.130225T1600Z-130226T0100Z/
LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-
GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE-
MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-
FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT-
622 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES...
LLANO...BURNET...WILLIAMSON...VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...REAL...
KERR...BANDERA...GILLESPIE...KENDALL...BLANCO...HAYS...
TRAVIS...BASTROP...LEE...KINNEY...UVALDE...MEDINA...BEXAR...
COMAL...GUADALUPE...CALDWELL...FAYETTE...MAVERICK...ZAVALA...
FRIO...ATASCOSA...WILSON...KARNES...GONZALES...DE WITT...
LAVACA...DIMMIT.
* 20-FOOT WIND...WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
NEAR 40 TO 45 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...10 TO 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. AVOID THE USE OF
OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS.
ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO
DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES.
&&
$$
FOR INFORMATION ON BURN BANS PLEASE VISIT THE TEXAS INTERAGENCY
COORDINATION CENTER WEBSITE AT: TICC.TAMU.EDU
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
623 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE CAPROCK THIS MORNING WILL
SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...
TXZ039>044-252200-
/O.CON.KLUB.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T0000Z/
YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...BROWNFIELD...
TAHOKA...ODONNELL...POST...JAYTON...ASPERMONT
623 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
* TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
BEFORE DISSIPATING FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON.
* SNOW TOTALS...ON AVERAGE UP TO TWO INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS...ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME ICY AND
SNOW PACKED. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FURTHER COMPLICATING TRAVEL AND
REDUCING VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
&&
$$
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.
&&
$$
Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
645 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...WESTERN
LOW ROLLING PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY
AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...PERMIAN BASIN...AND STOCKTON PLATEAU...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE
MARFA PLATEAU AND PRESIDIO VALLEY...
.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO TEXAS THIS MORNING
WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION. STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE
EXPECTED TO ROTATE AROUND THE BASE OF THE TROUGH AND MIX TO THE
SURFACE...AIDED BY A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA. THESE
COMBINED FEATURES WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND
NEW MEXICO.
TXZ047-048-051>053-063-068>070-252100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0008.130226T0000Z-130226T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130226T0000Z/
BORDEN-SCURRY-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAIL...SNYDER...STANTON...BIG SPRING...
COLORADO CITY...GARDEN CITY...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE
645 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
* EVENT...HIGH WINDS.
* TIMING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
* WINDS...TODAY...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO 30 TO 45
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. THIS EVENING...NORTHWEST
30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH.
* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR
MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...
VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY
AND DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME
TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE
VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
&&
$$
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.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
608 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN AREAS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM TODAY...
...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH
7 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE REST OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
.A DRY RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
TODAY...IN WAKE OF A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT. WEST AND NORTHWEST
WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH AT TIMES...ARE
EXPECTED TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING TO
BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...HOWEVER...BREEZY CONDITIONS OF
15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
TXZ171-183>188-202-203-217-218-228-251815-
/O.CON.KEWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130226T0100Z/
LLANO-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KINNEY-UVALDE-
MAVERICK-ZAVALA-DIMMIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...DEL RIO...ROCKSPRINGS...
LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG...BRACKETTVILLE...
UVALDE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY...CARRIZO SPRINGS
608 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING...
* TIMING...6 AM CST TODAY THROUGH 7 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH
GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...PATIO
FURNITURE AND LAWN DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. BLOWING
DUST POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT TO
CONTROL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
608 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN AREAS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM TODAY...
...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH
7 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE REST OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
.A DRY RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
TODAY...IN WAKE OF A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT. WEST AND NORTHWEST
WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH AT TIMES...ARE
EXPECTED TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING TO
BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...HOWEVER...BREEZY CONDITIONS OF
15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
TXZ172-173-189>194-204>209-219>225-251815-
/O.CON.KEWX.WI.Y.0002.130225T1600Z-130226T0100Z/
BURNET-WILLIAMSON-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-MEDINA-
BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-
KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...BOERNE...BLANCO...
SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...
NEW BRAUNFELS...SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...PEARSALL...
PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES...CUERO...
HALLETTSVILLE
608 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CST THIS EVENING...
* TIMING...10 AM CST TODAY THROUGH 7 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH
GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...PATIO
FURNITURE AND LAWN DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. BLOWING
DUST POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT TO
CONTROL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH 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.
&&
$$
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.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
619 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-260300-
LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-
GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE-
MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-
FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT-
619 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PUSH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
AND THE HILL COUNTRY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. WEST AND NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD
THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FOR THE HILL COUNTRY AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS FROM 6 AM UNTIL
7 PM. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPAND TO THE REMAINING AREAS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AT 10 AM AND EXPIRE AT 7 PM.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BRING VERY DRY AIR TO THE REGION. A RED
FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE HILL COUNTRY AND ALL OF SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS
AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 25 PERCENT ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS
OF THE REGION TO 15 PERCENT ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. THE LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. ANY FIRES WHICH DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY IN
THE WAKE OF FRONTAL PASSAGES. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS TO NEAR 20 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
$$
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.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
432 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-261200-
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-
FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-
LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
432 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF
NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS. OVERALL...THE SEVERE THREAT WILL BE
LOW...BUT SOME STORMS MAY BECOME MARGINALLY SEVERE...PARTICULARLY
EAST OF THE I-35 CORRIDOR. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL DIMINISH FROM
WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING...COMING TO AN END BY MIDDAY.
HOWEVER...RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE. SNOW MAY MIX WITH THE RAIN
THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM BRECKENRIDGE...
TO BRIDGEPORT...TO GAINESVILLE. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS FROM
10 AM TO MIDNIGHT. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH.
THE SNOW CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...IN
AREAS NORTH OF THE I-20 CORRIDOR. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1/2
INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE RED RIVER COUNTIES. ACCUMULATIONS
WILL BE PRIMARILY ON GRASS AND ELEVATED SURFACES...AND SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE NOT ANTICIPATED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
VERY LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS MORNING...
MAINLY EAST OF THE I-35 CORRIDOR.
$$
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
424 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-261030-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-
BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
424 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 /324 AM MST MON FEB 25 2013/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY ACROSS ALL THE PERMIAN
BASIN...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...DAVIS
MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN CORRIDOR...TRANS PECOS AND THE BIG BEND
REGION. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE PRESIDIO VALLEY AND THE
MARFA PLATEAU. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 1 MILE
WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR MOST OF THE AREA TODAY.
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 1 MILE
WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE
NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS TODAY.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN PORTION OF
LEA COUNTY UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
UNDER AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE PRESIDIO
VALLEY...MARFA PLATEAU AND BIG BEND REGION FOR LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES AND GUSTY WINDS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
$$
THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND
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
Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
929 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
TXZ021>044-251730-
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-
FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-
YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
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...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...
ODONNELL...POST...JAYTON...ASPERMONT
929 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
.NOW...
PERIODIC BLIZZARD WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE
CENTRAL SOUTH PLAINS NORTHWARD INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND EAST
INTO THE NORTHERN ROLLING PLAINS THROUGH MIDDAY. THIS AREA WILL
EXPERIENCE BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS THROUGH MIDDAY WITH
SPEEDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
THROUGH MIDDAY MAY RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES BRINGING STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL TO 3 TO 12 INCHES. DRIFTS OF SEVERAL FEET MAY ALSO BE
ENCOUNTERED IN THIS AREA. SOMEWHAT LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS WILL
OCCUR OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN SOUTH PLAINS AND SOUTHERN ROLLING
PLAINS...ALTHOUGH VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND SOME
AREA ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE IN EFFECT.
$$
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
750 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-251630-
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-
750 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 BY MIDDAY.
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