Greggton, TX Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

1145 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010

Expires:

1145 AM CDT MON MAR 22 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST LOUISIANA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION. MANY LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED BETWEEN A TRACE AND 2 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...AS TEMPERATURES WARM...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL...IF ANY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IF ANY SHOULD ONLY OCCUR MAINLY ON ELEVATED AND GRASSY SURFACES. HOWEVER...PATCHY ICE MAY DEVELOP ON SOME BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND SECONDARY ROADS THIS EVENING AS THE TEMPERATURES FALL BACK BELOW FREEZING. ALONG WITH SNOWFALL...WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY AS A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT PERSISTS IN THE WAKE OF A SURFACE LOW. WIND SPEEDS OF AROUND 20 MILES PER HOUR WITH GUSTS TO 30 MILES PER HOUR WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.