Alert archive / Texas / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this winter storm warning at Dec 18, 2011, 3:19 PM CST for 5 counties in Texas. It took effect at Dec 19, 2011, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2011, 3:19 PM CST (21:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2011, 8:43 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Gray County, TX, Hemphill County, TX, Roberts County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:20 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 806 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
140 WWUS44 KAMA 182119 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 319 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS TO IMPACT THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING... .A VIGOROUS UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA WILL WORK SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES TONIGHT...AND INTO FAR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS BY MONDAY MORNING. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THEN ACROSS THE EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE LATE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE INTO NORTHERN OKLAHOMA TUESDAY MORNING. THE INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TEAM WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH SOUTH THROUGH THE PANHANDLES ON MONDAY TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL BUT THE FAR SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. OKZ001>003-TXZ001>008-011-012-016-017-190530- /O.UPG.KAMA.BZ.A.0001.111219T1200Z-111220T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.BZ.W.0001.111219T1200Z-111220T1800Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON 319 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 16 INCHES ARE LIKELY. THE HIGHEST TOTALS...IN THE 12 TO 16 INCH RANGE...WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON MONDAY...PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ON MONDAY...WITH ALL SNOW EXPECTED BY EARLY MONDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE MONDAY NIGHT...BEFORE ENDING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCED BY THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL LEAD TO PERIODS OF ZERO VISIBILITIES AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ TXZ009-010-013-014-018-190530- /O.UPG.KAMA.WS.A.0004.111219T1200Z-111220T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.WS.W.0004.111219T1200Z-111220T1800Z/ ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-CARSON-GRAY-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...PAMPA...CLAUDE 319 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON MONDAY...PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ON MONDAY...WITH ALL SNOW EXPECTED BY EARLY MONDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE MONDAY NIGHT...BEFORE ENDING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCED BY THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITIES...INCLUDING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TXZ015-019-020-190530- /O.NEW.KAMA.WW.Y.0009.111219T1200Z-111220T1800Z/ WHEELER-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLARENDON... WELLINGTON 319 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. * EVENT...SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE BY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL BE EXPECTED MONDAY BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SNOW BY MONDAY EVENING...WITH ALL SNOW EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL END TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCED BY THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITIES...INCLUDING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ SCHNEIDER
5 follow-up statements
279 WWUS44 KAMA 190401 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1001 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS TO IMPACT THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING... .A VIGOROUS UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR SOUTHERN ARIZONA WILL WORK SLOWLY EAST TOWARDS THE AREA TONIGHT. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THEN ACROSS THE EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT. THE INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TEAM WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH SOUTH THROUGH THE PANHANDLES ON MONDAY TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL BUT THE FAR SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. TXZ009-010-013-014-018-191230- /O.EXT.KAMA.WS.W.0004.111219T1800Z-111220T1800Z/ ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-CARSON-GRAY-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...PAMPA...CLAUDE 1001 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. * EVENT...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON MONDAY...PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH ALL SNOW EXPECTED BY EARLY MONDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE MONDAY NIGHT...BEFORE ENDING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCED BY THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITIES...INCLUDING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ OKZ001>003-TXZ001>008-011-012-016-017-191230- /O.CON.KAMA.BZ.W.0001.111219T1200Z-111220T1800Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON 1001 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...MONDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 16 INCHES ARE LIKELY. THE HIGHEST TOTALS...IN THE 12 TO 16 INCH RANGE...CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON MONDAY...PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST EARLY MONDAY...WITH ALL SNOW EXPECTED BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE MONDAY NIGHT...BEFORE ENDING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCED BY THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL LEAD TO PERIODS OF ZERO VISIBILITIES AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ TXZ015-019-020-191230- /O.EXT.KAMA.WW.Y.0009.111219T2100Z-111220T1800Z/ WHEELER-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLARENDON... WELLINGTON 1001 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. * EVENT...SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE BY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL BE EXPECTED MONDAY BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SNOW BY MONDAY EVENING...WITH ALL SNOW EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL END TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCED BY THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITIES...INCLUDING NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KNS
080 WWUS44 KAMA 191228 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 628 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS TO IMPACT THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES TODAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING... .A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY...REACHING THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TONIGHT. THE INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TEAM WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH SOUTH THROUGH THE PANHANDLES TODAY TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL BUT THE FAR SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. IN ADDITION... STRONG NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES... RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. OKZ001>003-TXZ001>008-011-012-016-017-192200- /O.CON.KAMA.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON 628 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...THIS MORNING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 16 INCHES ARE LIKELY. THE HIGHEST TOTALS...IN THE 12 TO 16 INCH RANGE...CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TODAY...PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING...WITH ALL SNOW EXPECTED BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...BEFORE ENDING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCED BY THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL LEAD TO PERIODS OF ZERO VISIBILITIES AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ TXZ009-010-013-014-018-192200- /O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0004.111219T1800Z-111220T1800Z/ ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-CARSON-GRAY-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...PAMPA...CLAUDE 628 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. * EVENT...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON MONDAY...PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ALL SNOW EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...BEFORE ENDING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCED BY THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITIES...INCLUDING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TXZ015-019-020-192200- /O.CON.KAMA.WW.Y.0009.111219T2100Z-111220T1800Z/ WHEELER-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLARENDON... WELLINGTON 628 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST TUESDAY. * EVENT...SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE BY THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT BY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL BE EXPECTED TODAY BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SNOW BY THIS EVENING...WITH ALL SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL END TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCED BY THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITIES...INCLUDING NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ COCKRELL
443 WWUS44 KAMA 192152 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 352 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING... .A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TONIGHT. THE INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TEAM WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL BUT THE FAR SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. IN ADDITION... STRONG NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES... RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. OKZ001>003-TXZ001>008-011-012-016-017-200600- /O.CON.KAMA.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON 352 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... THIS MORNING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 18 INCHES ARE LIKELY. THE HIGHEST TOTALS...IN THE 12 TO 18 INCH RANGE...CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW BY 9 PM. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE ENDING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCED BY THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL LEAD TO PERIODS OF ZERO VISIBILITIES AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ TXZ009-010-013-014-018-200600- /O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-CARSON-GRAY-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...PAMPA...CLAUDE 352 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. * EVENT...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING...WITH ALL SNOW EXPECTED BY 9 PM. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...BEFORE ENDING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCED BY THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITIES...INCLUDING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ TXZ015-019-020-200600- /O.CON.KAMA.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ WHEELER-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLARENDON... WELLINGTON 352 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. * EVENT...SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT BY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL BE EXPECTED TODAY BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING...WITH ALL SNOW EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL END TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCED BY THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITIES...INCLUDING NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JACKSON
539 WWUS44 KAMA 192301 CCA WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 458 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING... .A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TONIGHT. THE INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TEAM WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL BUT THE FAR SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. IN ADDITION... STRONG NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES... RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. OKZ001>003-TXZ001>008-011-012-016-017-200715- /O.COR.KAMA.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON 458 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST TOTALS...IN THE 12 TO 18 INCH RANGE...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW BY 9 PM. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE ENDING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCED BY THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL LEAD TO PERIODS OF ZERO VISIBILITIES AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ TXZ009-010-013-014-018-200715- /O.COR.KAMA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-CARSON-GRAY-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...PAMPA...CLAUDE 458 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. * EVENT...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING...WITH ALL SNOW EXPECTED BY 9 PM. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...BEFORE ENDING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCED BY THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITIES...INCLUDING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TXZ015-019-020-200715- /O.CON.KAMA.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ WHEELER-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLARENDON... WELLINGTON 458 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. * EVENT...SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT BY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL BE EXPECTED TODAY BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING...WITH ALL SNOW EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL END TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCED BY THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITIES...INCLUDING NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ JACKSON
864 WWUS44 KAMA 200243 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 843 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 TXZ005-012-016-017-201045- /O.CAN.KAMA.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.WW.Y.0010.111220T0243Z-111220T1800Z/ LIPSCOMB-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...AMARILLO... HEREFORD...CANYON 843 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * EVENT...LIGHT SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE ENDING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCED BY THE STRONG NORTH WINDS MAY LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ TXZ009-010-013-014-018-201045- /O.CAN.KAMA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.WW.Y.0010.111220T0243Z-111220T1800Z/ ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-CARSON-GRAY-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...PAMPA...CLAUDE 843 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * EVENT...LIGHT SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE EAST CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE ENDING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCED BY THE STRONG NORTH WINDS MAY LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ TXZ015-019-020-200345- /O.CAN.KAMA.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ WHEELER-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLARENDON... WELLINGTON 843 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...IF ANY...ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. $$ OKZ001>003-TXZ001>004-006>008-011-201045- /O.CON.KAMA.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-HARTLEY- MOORE-HUTCHINSON-OLDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...BORGER...VEGA 843 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...IN THE 12 TO 18 INCH RANGE...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE ENDING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE ICY AND SNOW PACKED...LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCED BY THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL LEAD TO PERIODS OF ZERO VISIBILITIES AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ JACKSON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Dec 18, 2:09 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 2:09 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
209 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011
.DISCUSSION...
BIGGEST FORECAST CONCERNS WITH THIS PACKAGE CONTINUES TO BE THE
TIMING OF THE SNOW AND HOW MUCH ACCUMULATIONS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. CLOSED UPPER LOW LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST MEXICO NEAR EXTREME
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA. THE VIGOROUS UPPER LOW
IS FORECAST TO TRACK EAST ALONG THE U.S. AND MEXICO BORDER TONIGHT TO
NEAR KEPZ IN FAR WEST TEXAS BY 12Z MONDAY. THE STORM SYSTEM IS THEN
EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO THE
TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS BY 00Z TUESDAY...AND THEN ACROSS THE EXTREME
EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA MONDAY NIGHT. THE CLOSED
UPPER LOW WILL THEN TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA TUESDAY INTO
EASTERN KANSAS BY LATE TUESDAY. EXCEPT FOR SOME MINOR PLACEMENT
DIFFERENCES...THE NAM IS A JUST A TAD BIT NORTH OF THE GFS BY ABOUT 50
MILES OR SO...BOTH MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT. THIS PLACES THE
HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF THE
PANHANDLES BASICALLY FROM ABOUT GLENRIO TO NEAR LIBERAL KANSAS AND
NORTHWEST FROM THERE. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL TRACK SOUTH AND EAST
ACROSS THE PANHANDLES TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH
RAIN AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND THEN MIXING WITH AND CHANGING OVER TO
SNOW ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT. WILL LIKELY BE A TIGHT GRADIENT
BETWEEN THE RAIN AND SNOW...WITH WINDS INCREASING FROM THE NORTH
BEHIND THE FRONT 20 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 TO 50 KNOTS MONDAY
INTO MONDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE
FORECAST AREA. WILL UPGRADE ALL WATCHES TO WARNINGS AND ISSUE A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE.
WILL INDICATE FALLING TEMPS MONDAY DURING THE DAY FOLLOWING THE
PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT AND KEEP MAX TEMPS BELOW FREEZING OVER MOST
OF THE PANHANDLES DUE TO THE SNOW PACK. QUICK END TO THE WINTER
PRECIP BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE CLOSED UPPER LOW RACES NORTHEAST
AWAY FROM THE PANHANDLES. DRIER CONDITIONS BY LATE TUESDAY WITH
DECREASING CLOUDS. A SECONDARY CLOSED UPPER LOW FORECAST TO IMPACT
THE PANHANDLES AROUND THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WITH A NORTHERN STREAM
SHORTWAVE TROUGH DROPPING SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND
GREAT BASIN REGION LATE THIS WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT TO
PUSH THROUGH THE PANHANDLES WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR THURSDAY...HOWEVER NO
PRECIP IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. TEMPS EXPECTED TO BE AT OR BELOW
NORMAL THIS WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND.
SCHNEIDER
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
NO ELEVATED OR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK.
SCHNEIDER
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMARILLO TX 39 39 19 29 19 / 30 100 100 20 0
BEAVER OK 38 38 19 29 14 / 20 100 100 50 0
BOISE CITY OK 30 31 18 29 12 / 20 100 100 30 0
BORGER TX 39 39 22 29 22 / 20 100 100 30 0
BOYS RANCH TX 36 37 21 29 17 / 30 100 100 20 0
CANYON TX 38 39 20 31 19 / 40 100 100 10 0
CLARENDON TX 41 44 24 36 24 / 30 100 100 20 0
DALHART TX 32 33 18 29 14 / 20 100 100 20 0
GUYMON OK 33 33 19 28 14 / 20 100 100 40 0
HEREFORD TX 37 37 19 30 21 / 40 100 100 10 0
LIPSCOMB TX 42 42 24 31 17 / 20 100 100 40 0
PAMPA TX 40 40 19 33 20 / 20 100 100 30 0
SHAMROCK TX 44 44 26 36 23 / 30 100 100 20 0
WELLINGTON TX 45 47 27 38 24 / 30 100 100 10 0
&&
.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: DALLAM...DEAF SMITH...HANSFORD...HARTLEY...
HUTCHINSON...LIPSCOMB...MOORE...OCHILTREE...OLDHAM...
POTTER...RANDALL...SHERMAN.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: ARMSTRONG...CARSON...GRAY...HEMPHILL...
ROBERTS.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: COLLINGSWORTH...DONLEY...WHEELER.
OK...BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: BEAVER...CIMARRON...TEXAS.
&&
08/11Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 18, 2:54 PM CST, 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 254 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-191200- CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 254 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE TO 12 TO 16 INCHES ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH AREAS OF NEAR WHITEOUT AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING DUE TO NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS OR SLIGHTLY BELOW ZERO LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND MOST OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...AS WELL AS FOR NORTHERN...WESTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN PARTS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE FOR MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR REMAINING SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE EXCEPT FOR THE FAR SOUTHEAST PART. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS AND WEATHER OBSERVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY ANY SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. SCHNEIDER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 4:50 AM CST | Blizzard Watch | AMA | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Hutchinson, Lipscomb and 6 more | 10 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:19 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | AMA | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Hutchinson, Lipscomb and 6 more | 45 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:19 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | AMA | Collingsworth, Donley, Wheeler | 29 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Texas, 2011Every winter storm warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.