WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY ... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT ...WINTRY MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. * TIMING ...TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS ...ICY ROADS ...AND LOW VISIBILITY. WINDS WILL PUSH WIND CHILL READINGS INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN WEDNESDAY MORNING AND BELOW ZERO IN PARTS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS ...UP TO .15 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT ...FOOD ...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED.
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 01:43:52 +0000