Winter weather advisory for the Oklahoma Panhandle, from the National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
233 PM CST MON FEB 11 2013

LIPSCOMB-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-
RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BOOKER…HIGGINS…FOLLETT…BORGER…
MIAMI…CANADIAN…AMARILLO…PANHANDLE…WHITE DEER…PAMPA…
SHAMROCK…WHEELER…CANYON…CLAUDE…CLARENDON…WELLINGTON
233 PM CST MON FEB 11 2013

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* EVENT…SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN
  LOCATIONS GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND EAST OF A CANADIAN
  TO PAMPA TO CLAUDE LINE.

* TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER 3 AM TUESDAY…INCREASE IN INTENSITY
  TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON…AND END BY TUESDAY
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS…ROADS…BRIDGES…AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA
  WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW…
SLEET…AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BREEZY EASTERLY WINDS ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

———————–

CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-HARTLEY-
MOORE-OLDHAM-DEAF SMITH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BOISE CITY…KEYES…GUYMON…BEAVER…
FORGAN…DALHART…STRATFORD…SPEARMAN…GRUVER…PERRYTON…
HARTLEY…CHANNING…DUMAS…VEGA…HEREFORD
233 PM CST MON FEB 11 2013

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST TUESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* EVENT…SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER 9 PM TONIGHT…INCREASE IN INTENSITY
  TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON…AND END BY EARLY
  TUESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS…ROADS…BRIDGES…AND OVERPASSES IN THE ADVISORY AREA
  WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

Thank you for joining our conversation on Oklahoma Weather Blog. We encourage your discussion but ask that you stay within the bounds of our commenting and posting policy.