Collingsworth County, TX Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

130 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010

Expires:

600 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH 7 PM. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH... WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES AND WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF UP TO ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT IT IS STILL TOO FAR OUT TO HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS OF SNOW TOTALS AND LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO.