Oklahoma Panhandle; Winter storm warning and winter weather advisory, National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
555 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013

TEXAS-BEAVER-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…GUYMON…BEAVER…FORGAN…SPEARMAN…
GRUVER…PERRYTON…BOOKER…HIGGINS…FOLLETT
555 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING…

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING.

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

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

* TIMING…PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL
  AROUND MID AFTERNOON…DIMINISH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON..AND THEN
  END AROUND 6 PM TODAY.

* 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
555 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING.

* EVENT…SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA
  PANHANDLE AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* AMOUNTS…TOTAL SNOW 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…LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
  MORNING…THEN END DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* 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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