In the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles
Note: Below is a short-term forecast and then a longer range outlook.
Short-term:
.NOW…
…A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST FOR
THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE…
AN AREA OF MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS MORNING. LIGHT RAIN…SLEET AND SNOW
WILL MAINLY IMPACT AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NARA VISA NEW
MEXICO TO ALLISON THROUGH 1030 AM. LOCATIONS WEST OF A LINE FROM
BORGER TO CLARENDON ARE MOST LIKELY TO SEE LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET…
WHILE AREAS IN THE EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE SHOULD EXPERIENCE LIGHT
RAIN.
ANY SNOW OR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY AROUND ONE
TO THREE INCHES ACROSS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AREA. THE
PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN TO DISSIPATE AFTER NOON.
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Next few days:
SNOWFALL MAY BE HEADED TO THE PANHANDLES TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY…
A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER SOUTHWESTERN
ARIZONA AND IS HEADING SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHERN MEXICO. PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND
BEGIN TO IMPACT THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THIS MORNING.
INITIALLY…LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. HOWEVER…COLDER AIR SITUATED IN THE WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE MAY ALLOW FOR A RAIN AND SNOW
MIX WHICH SHOULD THEN TRANSITION TO LIGHT SNOW LATER IN THE MORNING.
THIS COLDER AIR MAY REACH THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE AND BRING THE
RAIN AND SNOW MIX DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS.
AT THIS TIME…THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
OCCUR ACROSS THE WESTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. HOWEVER…
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW 1 INCH. A FEW
LOCATIONS IN THE WESTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES MAY EXPERIENCE
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES.
ON TUESDAY…THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SHOULD BE POSITIONED IN
NORTHERN MEXICO TRACKING TO THE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE TRANS PECOS
REGION. AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST…THERE WILL BE
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SNOWFALL MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE. ONCE AGAIN…SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
LIGHT. HOWEVER…IF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FARTHER NORTH
THAN CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED…THEN HIGHER SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE
POSSIBLE.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE WEB SITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA FOR ANY UPDATES RELATED TO
THIS SYSTEM.
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