Alert archive / Texas / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this blizzard warning at Mar 26, 2009, 11:52 AM CDT for 20 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Mar 26, 2009, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 42 hr. 44 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2009, 11:52 AM CDT (16:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 26, 2009, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2009, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
All 23 counties
Beaver County, OK, Cimarron County, OK, Texas County, OK, Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Collingsworth County, TX, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Donley County, TX, Gray County, TX, Hansford County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Hemphill County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Lipscomb County, TX, Moore County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Roberts County, TX, Sherman County, TX, Wheeler County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 3:00 PM CDT | SNOW 16 | Kenton, OK | 16 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 3 TO 4 FOOT DRIFTS |
| Mar 28, 12:00 AM CDT | SNOW 7 | Boys Ranch, TX | 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW |
| Mar 28, 12:00 AM CDT | SNOW 7 | Romero, TX | DRIFTS 2 TO 3 FT |
| Mar 28, 12:00 AM CDT | SNOW 10 | 5 Se Boise City, OK | 5 TO 6 FT SNOW DRIFTS |
| Mar 28, 12:00 AM CDT | SNOW 11 | Hartley, TX | |
| Mar 28, 12:00 AM CDT | SNOW 14 | Dalhart, TX | DRIFTS TO 14 FEET |
| Mar 28, 12:00 AM CDT | SNOW 14 | Texline, TX | DRIFTS TO 6 FT |
| Mar 28, 12:00 AM CDT | SNOW 21 | Felt, OK | 18 TO 24 INCHES OF SNOW. 8 TO 10 FEET SNOW DRIFTS |
| Mar 28, 1:00 AM CDT | SNOW 9 | Stratford, TX | 8 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 8 TO 12 FOOT DRIFTS |
| Mar 28, 1:00 AM CDT | SNOW 13 | Vega, TX | 12 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW AT VEGA...WITH 5 TO 6 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS |
| Mar 28, 1:00 AM CDT | SNOW 14 | Guymon, OK | FIVE TO SIX FOOT DRIFTS |
| Mar 28, 2:00 AM CDT | SNOW 5 | Hereford, TX | THREE FOOT DRIFTS |
| Mar 28, 2:00 AM CDT | SNOW 5.5 | Valley De Oro, TX | 5 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH 3 TO 4 FOOT DRIFTS |
| Mar 28, 2:00 AM CDT | SNOW 12 | 9 Ene Simms, TX | SIX FOOT DRIFTS |
| Mar 28, 2:00 AM CDT | SNOW 12 | Goodwell, OK | DRIFTS TO 3 FT |
| Mar 28, 3:00 AM CDT | SNOW 5 | Dumas, TX | 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH 5 TO 6 FOOT DRIFTS |
| Mar 28, 3:29 AM CDT | SNOW 15 | Lipscomb, TX | 12 TO 18 INCHES WITH MANY DRIFTS THAT ARE SEVERAL FEET DEEP. |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM CDT | SNOW 7 | Claude, TX | 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 3 TO 4 FOOT DRIFTS |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM CDT | SNOW 9 | Canyon, TX | TWO TO THREE FOOT DRIFTS |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM CDT | SNOW 9 | Spearman, TX | 8 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM CDT | SNOW 10 | 5 Ssw Amarillo, TX | FIVE FOOT DRIFTS |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM CDT | SNOW 10 | Pringle, TX | NORTHERN PART OF HUTCHISON COUNTY WITHOUT POWER. THREE TO FOUR FOOT DRIFTS |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM CDT | SNOW 11 | 6 Nw Amarillo, TX | 11 INCHES OF SNOW |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM CDT | SNOW 11 | 8 E Amarillo, TX | WIDESPREAD 10 TO 12 INCHES IN OPEN FIELDS. DRIFTS OVER TWO FEET. |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM CDT | SNOW 14 | 7 Sw Amarillo, TX | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM CDT | SNOW 24 | Hooker, OK | DRIFTS 5 TO 7 FT |
| Mar 28, 5:00 AM CDT | SNOW 7 | Panhandle, TX | 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH 2 TO 3 FOOT DRIFTS |
| Mar 28, 5:00 AM CDT | SNOW 10 | Borger, TX | |
| Mar 28, 5:04 AM CDT | SNOW 13 | 4 Sw Amarillo, TX | 12 TO 14 INCHES WITH DRIFTS TO THREE OR FOUR FEET. |
| Mar 28, 6:00 AM CDT | SNOW 9 | Miami, TX | 8 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW |
| Mar 28, 6:00 AM CDT | SNOW 12 | Lefors, TX | DRIFTS UP TO 4 FT |
| Mar 28, 6:00 AM CDT | SNOW 12 | Perryton, TX | 12 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 6 TO 8 FOOT DRIFTS |
| Mar 28, 6:00 AM CDT | SNOW 18 | Turpin, OK | DRIFTS UP TO 10 FT |
| Mar 28, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | Clarendon, TX | ONE TO TWO FEET DRIFTS |
| Mar 28, 7:58 AM CDT | SNOW 13 | Beaver, OK | SIX TO TEN FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Mar 28, 8:00 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | Wellington, TX | DRIFTS UP TO 3 FT |
| Mar 28, 8:00 AM CDT | SNOW 12.4 | Pampa, TX | |
| Mar 28, 8:00 AM CDT | SNOW 15 | Booker, TX | 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW...DRIFTS TO 5 FT |
| Mar 28, 8:00 AM CDT | SNOW 16 | Knowles, OK | DRIFTS OF 6 TO 10 FEET |
| Mar 28, 8:00 AM CDT | SNOW 16 | Slapout, OK | DRIFTS UP TO 8 FT. STILL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. |
| Mar 28, 8:39 AM CDT | SNOW 14 | Higgins, TX | POWER IS OUT |
| Mar 28, 10:57 AM CDT | SNOW 11 | Wheeler, TX | DRIFTS 4 TO 6 FT |
| Mar 28, 11:00 AM CDT | SNOW 15 | Canadian, TX | DRIFTS 7 FT |
| Mar 28, 11:02 AM CDT | SNOW 8 | Allison, TX | DRIFTS 1 TO 2 FT. BLOWING SNOW STILL CREATING PROBLEMS ON ROADS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 66 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3921 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS44 KAMA 261652 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1152 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...CRIPPLING LATE SEASON WINTER STORM TO APPROACH THE PANHANDLES TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DIVE SOUTH ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS TODAY AND WILL PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS WEST TEXAS DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. AS THE SYSTEM APPROACHES...A COLD FRONT WILL SURGE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE PANHANDLES THIS EVENING WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS IN ITS WAKE. RAIN MAY BEGIN THIS EVENING BEFORE QUICKLY CHANGING OVER TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. RICH MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...WHICH WILL ALLOW A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY SNOWFALL TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE PANHANDLES. ALONG WITH THE SNOW...STRONG WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY BEFORE THE SYSTEM FINALLY DEPARTS EARLY ON SATURDAY. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING STORM. ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY BECOME DISORIENTED IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND SHELTER. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE PANHANDLES...ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY...WITH THE EFFECTS FROM THIS SYSTEM LINGERING INTO THE WEEKEND. RESIDENTS IN THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011>013-016>018-270100- /O.UPG.KAMA.BZ.A.0001.090327T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.BZ.W.0001.090327T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...HEREFORD... CANYON...CLAUDE 1152 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE PANHANDLES REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO THE PANHANDLES TONIGHT...WITH PRECIPITATION BEGINNING AS LIGHT RAIN BEFORE SWITCHING TO SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE AFFECTING A LARGE PORTION OF THE AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES COMMON. SNOW DRIFTS OF 10 TO 20 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW FINALLY ENDS SATURDAY MORNING. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM. ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COULD BECOME DISORIENTED AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND SHELTER. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLY LASTING INTO THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD. CHECK PRESCRIPTIONS TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF MEDICINE THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE STORM. CHECK FURNACES AND FUEL LEVELS...AND IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. && $$ OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-014-015-019-020-270100- /O.UPG.KAMA.WS.A.0001.090327T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.WS.W.0001.090327T0000Z-090328T1800Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PAMPA...SHAMROCK... WHEELER...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 1152 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE PANHANDLES REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO THE PANHANDLES TONIGHT...WITH PRECIPITATION BEGINNING AS LIGHT RAIN BEFORE SWITCHING TO SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE AFFECTING A LARGE PORTION OF THE AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE PANHANDLES WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES COMMON. SNOW DRIFTS OF 10 TO 20 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW AND WINDS FINALLY END NEAR MIDDAY ON SATURDAY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM. ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COULD BECOME DISORIENTED AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND SHELTER. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLY LASTING INTO THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD. CHECK PRESCRIPTIONS TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF MEDICINE THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE STORM. CHECK FURNACES AND FUEL LEVELS...AND IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. && $$ KIMBLE/RN/JB/CN/MJ/JG
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS44 KAMA 270023 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 723 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...CRIPPLING LATE SEASON WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE PANHANDLES TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DIVE SOUTH ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND WILL PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS WEST TEXAS DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE INTO THE PANHANDLES ALLOWING SNOW TO SPREAD FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. RICH MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...WHICH WILL ALLOW A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY SNOWFALL TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE PANHANDLES. ALONG WITH THE SNOW...STRONG WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY BEFORE THE SYSTEM FINALLY DEPARTS EARLY ON SATURDAY. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING STORM. ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY BECOME DISORIENTED IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND SHELTER. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE PANHANDLES...ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY...WITH THE EFFECTS FROM THIS SYSTEM LINGERING INTO THE WEEKEND. RESIDENTS IN THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011>013-016>018-270500- /O.CON.KAMA.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...HEREFORD... CANYON...CLAUDE 723 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE PANHANDLES REGION THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE PANHANDLES TONIGHT. BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE AFFECTING A LARGE PORTION OF THE AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES COMMON. SNOW DRIFTS OF 10 TO 20 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW FINALLY ENDS SATURDAY MORNING. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM. ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COULD BECOME DISORIENTED AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND SHELTER. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLY LASTING INTO THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-014-015-019-020-270500- /O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1800Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PAMPA...SHAMROCK... WHEELER...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 723 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE EASTERN PANHANDLES THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE PANHANDLES TONIGHT. BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE AFFECTING A LARGE PORTION OF THE AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE PANHANDLES WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES COMMON. SNOW DRIFTS OF 10 TO 20 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW AND WINDS FINALLY END NEAR MIDDAY ON SATURDAY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM. ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COULD BECOME DISORIENTED AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND SHELTER. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLY LASTING INTO THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW ON ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. && $$ GOEHRING
000 WWUS44 KAMA 270339 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1039 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...CRIPPLING LATE SEASON WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE PANHANDLES TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN SOUTH PLAINS DURING THE DAY. COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE INTO THE PANHANDLES ALLOWING SNOW TO SPREAD FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. RICH MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...WHICH WILL ALLOW A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY SNOWFALL TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE PANHANDLES. ALONG WITH THE SNOW...STRONG WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE DURING THE DAY BEFORE THE SYSTEM FINALLY DEPARTS EARLY ON SATURDAY. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING STORM. ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY BECOME DISORIENTED IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND SHELTER. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE PANHANDLES...ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY...WITH THE EFFECTS FROM THIS SYSTEM LINGERING INTO THE WEEKEND. RESIDENTS IN THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011>013-016>018-271200- /O.CON.KAMA.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...HEREFORD... CANYON...CLAUDE 1039 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE PANHANDLES REGION THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE PANHANDLES EARLY THIS MORNING. BY SUNRISE...HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE AFFECTING A LARGE PORTION OF THE AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES COMMON. SNOW DRIFTS OF 10 TO 20 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW FINALLY ENDS SATURDAY MORNING. 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM. ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COULD BECOME DISORIENTED AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND SHELTER. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLY LASTING INTO THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-014-015-019-020-271200- /O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1800Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PAMPA...SHAMROCK... WHEELER...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 1039 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE EASTERN PANHANDLES THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE PANHANDLES EARLY THIS MORNING. BY SUNRISE...HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE AFFECTING A LARGE PORTION OF THE AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES FROM THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE PANHANDLES WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES COMMON. SNOW DRIFTS OF 10 TO 20 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW AND WINDS FINALLY END NEAR MIDDAY ON SATURDAY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM. ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COULD BECOME DISORIENTED AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND SHELTER. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLY LASTING INTO THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW ON ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. && $$ GOEHRING
000 WWUS44 KAMA 270846 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 346 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...CRIPPLING LATE SEASON WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE PANHANDLES TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING AND WILL PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN SOUTH PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON. COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE INTO THE PANHANDLES ALLOWING SNOW TO SPREAD FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. RICH MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...WHICH WILL ALLOW A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY SNOWFALL TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE PANHANDLES. ALONG WITH THE SNOW...STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE DURING THE DAY BEFORE THE SYSTEM FINALLY DEPARTS EARLY ON SATURDAY. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING STORM. ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY BECOME DISORIENTED IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND SHELTER. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE PANHANDLES...ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY...WITH THE EFFECTS FROM THIS SYSTEM LINGERING INTO THE WEEKEND. RESIDENTS IN THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-014-015-019-020-271700- /O.CAN.KAMA.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KAMA.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1800Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PAMPA...SHAMROCK... WHEELER...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 346 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE PANHANDLES THIS MORNING. BY MIDDAY TODAY...HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE AFFECTING A LARGE PORTION OF THE AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES FROM THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 14 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE PANHANDLES WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES COMMON MAINLY ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND EXTREME NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. SNOW DRIFTS OF 10 TO 20 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW AND WINDS FINALLY END NEAR MIDDAY ON SATURDAY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM. ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COULD BECOME DISORIENTED AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND SHELTER. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLY LASTING INTO THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011>013-016>018-271700- /O.CON.KAMA.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...HEREFORD... CANYON...CLAUDE 346 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE PANHANDLES REGION THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE PANHANDLES THIS MORNING. BY MIDDAY TODAY...HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE AFFECTING A LARGE PORTION OF THE AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES COMMON MAINLY ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND EXTREME NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLES. SNOW DRIFTS OF 10 TO 20 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW FINALLY ENDS SATURDAY MORNING. 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM. ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COULD BECOME DISORIENTED AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND SHELTER. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLY LASTING INTO THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ SCHNEIDER/SJOHNSON
000 WWUS44 KAMA 271641 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1141 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...CRIPPLING EARLY SPRING WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE PANHANDLES TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...PRODUCING WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS THE PANHANDLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...RESULTING IN BLOWING SNOW AND CRIPPLING SNOW DRIFTS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING STORM. ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY BECOME DISORIENTED IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND SHELTER. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE PANHANDLES...ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY...WITH THE EFFECTS FROM THIS SYSTEM LINGERING INTO THE WEEKEND. RESIDENTS IN THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-014-015-019-020-280100- /O.CON.KAMA.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1800Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PAMPA...SHAMROCK... WHEELER...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 1141 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW IS ONGOING AND WILL CONTINUE AS SEVERAL SNOW BANDS ROTATE ACROSS THE AREA. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES...WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 OF A MILE OR LESS. HEAVY SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 14 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLES WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES MOST LIKELY ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. SNOW DRIFTS OF IN EXCESS OF 12 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW AND WINDS FINALLY SUBSIDE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM. ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COULD BECOME DISORIENTED AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND SHELTER. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLY LASTING INTO THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011>013-016>018-280100- /O.CON.KAMA.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...HEREFORD... CANYON...CLAUDE 1141 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS ONGOING AND WILL CONTINUE AS SEVERAL SNOW BANDS ROTATE ACROSS THE AREA. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES...WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 OF A MILE OR LESS. HEAVY SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLES WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES MOST LIKELY ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. SNOW DRIFTS OF IN EXCESS OF 12 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW AND WINDS FINALLY SUBSIDE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM. ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COULD BECOME DISORIENTED AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND SHELTER. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLY LASTING INTO THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ JOHNSON
000 WWUS44 KAMA 272358 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 658 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...THE WINTER STORM AFFECTING THE PANHANDLES WILL SLOWLY MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE PANHANDLES TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOWFALL IS STILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLES. IN ADDITION... STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL BLOWING SNOW AND LARGE SNOW DRIFTS. THE SNOW WILL BE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL STILL EXIST TONIGHT DUE TO THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY BECOME DISORIENTED IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND SHELTER. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS TONIGHT DUE TO ICY ROAD SURFACES...SUDDEN CHANGES TO LOW VISIBILITIES...AND SNOW DRIFTS. THE EFFECTS FROM THIS SYSTEM COULD LINGER WELL INTO THE WEEKEND. RESIDENTS IN THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES SHOULD REMAIN PREPARED EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-014-015-019-020-280800- /O.CON.KAMA.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1800Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PAMPA...SHAMROCK... WHEELER...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 658 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN PARTS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW IS ONGOING AND WILL CONTINUE AS SEVERAL SNOW BANDS ROTATE ACROSS THE AREA. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH... WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES...WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 OF A MILE OR LESS. HEAVY SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. SNOW DRIFTS OF IN EXCESS OF 12 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW AND WINDS FINALLY SUBSIDE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM. ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COULD BECOME DISORIENTED AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND SHELTER. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLY LASTING INTO THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011>013-016>018-280800- /O.CON.KAMA.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...HEREFORD... CANYON...CLAUDE 658 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PARTS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH TONIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE STILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS SEVERAL SNOW BANDS ROTATE ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES...WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 OF A MILE OR LESS. SNOW AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES ARE STILL POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLES. SNOW DRIFTS OF IN EXCESS OF 12 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW AND WINDS FINALLY SUBSIDE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM. ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COULD BECOME DISORIENTED AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND SHELTER. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLY LASTING INTO THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WYNNE
000 WWUS44 KAMA 280754 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 254 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...THE WINTER STORM AFFECTING THE PANHANDLES WILL SLOWLY MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE PANHANDLES THIS MORNING. AS IT DOES SO...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH...THOUGH STRONG WINDS...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY PERSIST EVEN AFTER SNOW HAS STOPPED FALLING. OKZ001-TXZ001-006-011-016-280900- /O.CAN.KAMA.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ CIMARRON-DALLAM-HARTLEY-OLDHAM-DEAF SMITH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...DALHART... HARTLEY...CHANNING...VEGA...HEREFORD 254 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE WESTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. SNOW HAS ENDED OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE PANHANDLES. IN ADDITION NORTHWESTERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 15 MPH. EVEN THOUGH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...TRAVEL IS STILL DANGEROUS AS MOST ROAD HAVE BECOME ICY AND SNOW DRIFTS STILL EXIST. $$ OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-014-015-019-020-281200- /O.CON.KAMA.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1800Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PAMPA...SHAMROCK... WHEELER...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 254 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW IS ONGOING AND WILL CONTINUE AS SEVERAL SNOW BANDS ROTATE ACROSS THE AREA. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH... WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES...WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO QUARTER MILE OR LESS. ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE STILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. SNOW DRIFTS OF IN EXCESS OF 12 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW AND WINDS FINALLY SUBSIDE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM. ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COULD BECOME DISORIENTED AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND SHELTER. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ OKZ002-TXZ002-003-007-008-012-013-017-018-281200- /O.CON.KAMA.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ TEXAS-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-POTTER-CARSON-RANDALL- ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUYMON...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN... GRUVER...DUMAS...BORGER...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER... CANYON...CLAUDE 254 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES IN THE CENTRAL TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH TONIGHT. THOUGH THE SNOW HAS BEGUN TO DISSIPATE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PANHANDLES...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES...WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO QUARTER MILE OR LESS. SNOW DRIFTS IN EXCESS OF 12 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW AND WINDS FINALLY SUBSIDE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM. ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COULD BECOME DISORIENTED AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND SHELTER. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ SJOHNSON
000 WWUS44 KAMA 281201 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 701 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...THE WINTER STORM AFFECTING THE PANHANDLES WILL SLOWLY MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE PANHANDLES THIS MORNING. AS IT DOES SO...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH...THOUGH STRONG WINDS...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY PERSIST EVEN AFTER SNOW HAS STOPPED FALLING. OKZ002-TXZ002-003-007-008-012-013-017-018-281315- /O.EXP.KAMA.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ TEXAS-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-POTTER-CARSON-RANDALL- ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUYMON...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN... GRUVER...DUMAS...BORGER...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER... CANYON...CLAUDE 701 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE CENTRAL TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. SNOW HAS ENDED OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE PANHANDLES. IN ADDITION NORTHWESTERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 25 MPH. EVEN THOUGH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...TRAVEL IS STILL DANGEROUS AS MOST ROAD HAVE BECOME ICY AND SNOW DRIFTS STILL EXIST. $$ OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-014-015-019-020-281800- /O.CON.KAMA.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1800Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PAMPA...SHAMROCK... WHEELER...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 701 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES IN THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH THIS MORNING. THOUGH THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS ENDED...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. SNOW DRIFTS IN EXCESS OF 12 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW AND WINDS FINALLY SUBSIDE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM. ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COULD BECOME DISORIENTED AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND SHELTER. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ SJOHNSON
000 WWUS44 KAMA 281811 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 111 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES EXPIRED... OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-014-015-019-020-281915- /O.EXP.KAMA.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1800Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PAMPA...SHAMROCK... WHEELER...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 111 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN PARTS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED TO SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BY THIS EVENING. WHILE SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...VISIBILITIES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 3 MILES. MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING IN AREAS THAT HAVE DRIFTING SNOW. $$ NUNEZ
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Mar 26, 6:39 AM CDT, 5 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 26, 6:39 AM CDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
639 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009
.AVIATION...
FOR THE 12Z TAFS...VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH THE FIRST 6
HOURS...AFTER THAT CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO DETERIORATE. THE COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE REGION BETWEEN 21 AND
01Z...RESULTING IN A QUICK SHIFT TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS.
PRECIPITATION WILL START IN THE NORTHWESTERN AREAS...INCLUDING KGUY
AND KDHT...THIS AFTERNOON AS RA OR SHRA...SWITCHING OVER TO RASN
BRIEFLY...BEFORE SWITCHING OVER TO SN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TAF
PERIOD. WHEN THE SWITCH OVER TO SN OCCURS...EXPECT IFR CONDITIONS OR
LOWER...AS IN ADDITION TO THE SN...BLSN IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY. MORE
SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON TIMING WILL BE AVAILABLE WITH THE 18Z TAFS.
SJOHNSON
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 406 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009/
DISCUSSION...
BIGGEST CONCERNS CONTINUE TO BE THE UPCOMING WINTER STORM SYSTEM
WHICH WILL AFFECT THE PANHANDLES TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
CONCERNS THIS PACKAGE IS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE OR WINTER STORM
WARNING CRITERIA. UNCERTAINTY AND LOW CONFIDENCE IN WHICH CONDITIONS
BEING MET RESULTS IN RELUCTANCE TO UPGRADE TO EITHER A BLIZZARD
WARNING WESTERN HALF OR WINTER STORM WARNING ALL SECTIONS OR EASTERN
HALF. DECIDED TO LET THE DAY SHIFT TAKE CLOSER LOOK AND UPGRADE TO
APPROPRIATE WARNING AS NEEDED. MADE VERY LITTLE CHANGES TO PREVIOUS
GRIDS AND FORECAST. TIMING OF WINTER STORM APPEARS TO BE FROM TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER NAM SLOWER IN MOVING THE UPPER LOW
EASTWARD INTO OK UNTIL SATURDAY. GFS SLIGHTLY FASTER IN EJECTING THE
UPPER LOW INTO OK BY 12Z SATURDAY. TIMING OF PRECIP ENDING DEPENDS ON
WHICH SOLUTION CORRECT. THEREFORE...DECIDED TO MAINTAIN POPS IN THE
EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE PANHANDLES BETWEEN 12Z AND 18Z SATURDAY.
LATER SHIFTS CAN END PRECIP EARLIER IF NECESSARY. UNDERCUT MOS
GUIDANCE FOR MAX TEMPS OVER THE WEEKEND DUE TO EXPECTED SNOW COVER
LINGERING.
COLD FRONT FORECAST TO BACKDOOR THE PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON AND
PUSHING THROUGH THE AMARILLO AREA AND SOUTHWESTERN TX PANHANDLE BY
00Z FRIDAY OR SO. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY
ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST TX PANHANDLE...DOWNSLOPING
WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO BREEZY OR POSSIBLY WINDY CATEGORY.
DRIER AIR WITH THE DOWNSLOPING WINDS WILL ALLOW RH VALUES TO DROP.
BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST AND INCREASE
INTO WINDY CATEGORY. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE POOLING BEHIND THE FRONT WITH
GOOD ISENTROPIC LIFT WILL RESULT IN LOW CLOUDS DEVELOPING ALONG WITH
POSSIBLE PRECIP BY LATE TODAY. RECONFIGURED POPS THIS AFTERNOON TO
THE OK AND EXTREME NORTHERN TX PANHANDLES. SUBSIDENCE BEHIND
DEPARTING UPPER LOW SATURDAY AND NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL ALLOW
FOR DRIER CONDITIONS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. ZONAL
FLOW ALOFT SUNDAY WILL TRANSITION TO SOUTHWESTERLY BY SUNDAY NIGHT AS
ANOTHER CLOSED UPPER LOW TRACKS EASTWARD OUT OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES. EXPECT PANHANDLES TO BE DRY-SLOTTED
BY THIS SYSTEM AS MAIN UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS REMAIN NORTH OF THE
FORECAST AREA. SURFACE LOW SUNDAY OVER EASTERN CO WITH PACIFIC COLD
FRONT SOUTHWEST OF THE LOW WILL TRACK EAST AND THE COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE PANHANDLES SUNDAY NIGHT. SLIGHTLY COOLER CONDITIONS
MONDAY AND CONTINUED DRY. NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIP EXPECTED LATE NEXT
WEEK AS STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTH THROUGH THE PANHANDLES LATE
WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. CLOSED UPPER LOW OVER THE GREAT
BASIN REGION EXPECTED TO DIG SOUTH INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES/FOUR
CORNERS REGION LATE WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY...AND THEN
APPROACHING THE PANHANDLES FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES BY LATE
THURSDAY. CONTINUED WITH LOW END SLIGHT CHANCE POPS WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY.
SCHNEIDER
FIRE WEATHER...
APPEARS ONE MORE DAY OF POSSIBLE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH BY EARLY THIS
EVENING. THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL TX PANHANDLE HAVE THE BEST
CHANCE OF EXPERIENCING RED FLAG CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AS
DOWNSLOPING WESTERLY WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
HIGHER GUSTS AND RH VALUES BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT. TIME FOR RED
FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE EARLY...BETWEEN 18Z AND 22Z THURSDAY...AS
COLD FRONT TO QUICKLY PUSH FROM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE
AREA BY 00Z FRIDAY SHIFTING THE WINDS TO THE NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS
WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND RH VALUES RISING QUICKLY TO ABOVE 25 PERCENT
FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE LOW
TO NONE FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A WINTER STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHES AS EARLY AS TONIGHT. AFTER TODAY...DO NOT SEE ANY FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
SCHNEIDER
&&
.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: COLLINGSWORTH...DONLEY...GRAY...
HEMPHILL...LIPSCOMB...OCHILTREE...ROBERTS...WHEELER.
BLIZZARD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: ARMSTRONG...CARSON...DALLAM...DEAF
SMITH...HANSFORD...HARTLEY...HUTCHINSON...MOORE...OLDHAM...
POTTER...RANDALL...SHERMAN.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: ARMSTRONG...CARSON...DEAF SMITH...
OLDHAM...POTTER...RANDALL.
OK...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BEAVER.
BLIZZARD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CIMARRON...TEXAS.
&&
16/11Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 26, 6:02 AM CDT, 5 hours 50 minutes before
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 602 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-261800- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 602 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...CAUTION IS ADVISED ON ALL AREA LAKES. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...DRY CONDITIONS...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE. THEREFORE A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THOSE LOCATIONS. A BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PARTS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES BEGINNING TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN PARTS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES BEGINNING TONIGHT. RAIN THAT WILL SPREAD OVER THE REGION TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIX...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW LATE TONIGHT. IN ADDITION STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A BLIZZARD WATCH AND WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND STRONG WINDS RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE REGION ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE TO OVER A FOOT IN THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END SATURDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AMOUNTS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SJOHNSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 4:18 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Deaf Smith, Oldham, Potter, Randall | 14 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:52 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | AMA | Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree and 2 more | 16 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.