Winter storm warning extended for the Oklahoma Panhandle until 6 p.m. Thursday, according to the National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
118 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013

TEXAS-BEAVER-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…GUYMON…BEAVER…FORGAN…SPEARMAN…
GRUVER…PERRYTON…BOOKER…HIGGINS…FOLLETT
118 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013

…WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY…

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THURSDAY.

* EVENT…SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
  OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AS WELL AS PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST TEXAS
  PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* AMOUNTS…TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE
  ANTICIPATED IN THE WARNING AREA…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE.

* TIMING…A BRIEF WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON…THEN
  CHANGING TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO END AROUND 6 PM
  ON THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS…ROADS…BRIDGES…AND OVERPASSES WILL LIKELY BECOME
  ICY AND SNOW PACKED…RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVELING
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

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CIMARRON-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-
OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BOISE CITY…KEYES…DALHART…
STRATFORD…HARTLEY…CHANNING…DUMAS…BORGER…MIAMI…
CANADIAN…VEGA…AMARILLO…PANHANDLE…WHITE DEER…PAMPA…
SHAMROCK…WHEELER…HEREFORD…CANYON…CLAUDE…CLARENDON…
WELLINGTON
118 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY…

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.

* EVENT…SNOW WITH PERIODS OF SLEET IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS
  THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS EVENING
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* AMOUNTS…TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES ARE
  ANTICIPATED IN THE ADVISORY AREA…WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED
  TO OCCUR GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40.

* TIMING…A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP THIS
  EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AROUND
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE
  PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST STARTING
  AROUND NOON THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS…ROADS…BRIDGES…AND OVERPASSES WILL LIKELY BECOME
  ICY AND SNOW PACKED…AND MAY RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVELING
  CONDITIONS.

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.

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