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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

February 12, 20128 counties in Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this winter storm warning at Feb 12, 2012, 8:32 AM CST for 8 counties in Texas. It was in force for 9 hr. 11 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
Feb 12, 2012, 8:32 AM CST (14:32 UTC)
Expired
Feb 12, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Counties Bandera County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Gillespie County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Llano County, TX, Real County, TX, Val Verde County, TX

The radar

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:33 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 12, 8:55 AM CSTSNOW 0Rocksprings, TXLIGHT SNOW BEING REPORTED BY THE TXDOT AWOS IN ROCKSPRINGS
Feb 12, 9:20 AM CSTSNOW 0Rocksprings, TXGETTING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN ROCKSPRINGS AND THERE HAS BEEN ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORTED ON THE BARKSDALE BRIDGE DUE TO ICE.
Feb 12, 9:56 AM CSTSNOW 0.16 Wsw Hunt, TXSNOW MIXED WITH SLEET
Feb 12, 10:07 AM CSTSLEET 0Comfort, TXSLEET REPORTED IN COMFORT REPORTED BY KCBD.
Feb 12, 10:10 AM CSTSLEET 0Kerrville, TXHEAVY SLEET AND A FEW LARGE SNOW FLAKES REPORTED FROM KERRVILLE
Feb 12, 10:10 AM CSTSNOW 0Kerrville, TXHEAVY SLEET AND A FEW LARGE SNOW FLAKES REPORTED FROM KERRVILLE
Feb 12, 10:38 AM CSTSLEET 0Ingram, TXREPORT FROM FD IN INGRAM MULTIPLE ROADWAY WITH ICE ON THEM
Feb 12, 10:51 AM CSTSNOW 1.5Rocksprings, TXAT A RANNCH NEAR ROCKSPRINGS
Feb 12, 11:14 AM CSTSLEET 0Fredericksburg, TXTXDOT REPORTED ICE AND SNOW ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES ON HWYS SH16... US290 AND US87 ACROSS COUNTY
Feb 12, 12:36 PM CSTSNOW 02 Sw Mountain Home, TXDPS REPORTS NUMEROUS VEHICLE ACCIDENTS ON I10 BETWEEN KERRVILLE AND THE KIMBLE COUNTY LINE.
Feb 12, 5:04 PM CSTSLEET 010 Nw Llano, TXSLEETING NEAR LLANO.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 148 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2012-02-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2012-02-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 131 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1596 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
238 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

795 
WWUS44 KEWX 121432
WSWEWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
832 AM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE HILL COUNTRY AND
ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

.COLD DRY AIR CONTINUED TO PUSH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THIS
MORNING. MEANWHILE...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS BRINGING PACIFIC
MOISTURE ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO INTO SOUTH TEXAS... RESULTING IN
INCREASING PRECIPITATION CHANCES FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY. WITH THE
COLD AIR IN PLACE...THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL THROUGH THE COLD
DRY AIRMASS. THERE IS STRONG POTENTIAL FOR THE PRECIPITATION TO
FORM INTO A MIXTURE OF LIGHT RAIN...LIGHT SLEET AND LIGHT SNOW.
THIS WINTRY MIX COULD RESULT IN ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WITH ISOLATED SPOTS UP TO THREE INCHES MAINLY
ACROSS THE EDWARDS PLATEAU AND HILL COUNTRY AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING TOWARD
THE LATE AFTERNOON WITH THE WINTRY MIX CHANGING TO ALL RAIN.

TXZ171-183>189-121830-
/O.UPG.KEWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120213T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEWX.WS.W.0001.120212T1432Z-120213T0000Z/
LLANO-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...DEL RIO...ROCKSPRINGS...
LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG...BOERNE
832 AM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR MUCH OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND EDWARDS PLATEAU...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...6 AM TO 6 PM.

* MAIN IMPACT...MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW 
  ON LOCAL ROADS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES 

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO 20S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...
FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS
WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE TRAVEL PROBLEMS AND MAY POSE A THREAT TO
LIFE AND PROPERTY.

&&

$$

TXZ172-173-190>192-202>206-121830-
/O.CON.KEWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120213T0000Z/
BURNET-WILLIAMSON-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-BEXAR-
COMAL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...BLANCO...
SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...
SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS
832 AM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

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

* TIMING...6 AM TO 6 PM.

* MAIN IMPACT...MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING UP TO ONE SNOW ON LOCAL
  ROADS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...MAINLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO 20S.

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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
462 
WWUS44 KEWX 121701
WSWEWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1101 AM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MUCH OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND EDWARD
PLATEAU THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN HILL
COUNTRY AND ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

.A VERY COLD DRY AIRMASS CONTINUED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER MEXICO WAS BRINGING PACIFIC MOISTURE
ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO INTO SOUTH TEXAS...RESULTING IN A SCATTERED
WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION MOVING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST.
THERE CONTINUES TO BE A STRONG POTENTIAL FOR THE PRECIPITATION TO
FORM INTO A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND LIGHT SNOW. THIS WINTRY MIX COULD
RESULT IN ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH ISOLATED
SPOTS UP TO THREE INCHES MAINLY ACROSS THE EDWARDS PLATEAU AND
HILL COUNTRY AREAS. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING
TOWARD THE LATE AFTERNOON WITH THE WINTRY MIX CHANGING TO ALL RAIN
BY THIS EVENING.  

TXZ171-183>189-122215-
/O.CON.KEWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120213T0000Z/
LLANO-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...DEL RIO...ROCKSPRINGS...
LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG...BOERNE
1101 AM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

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

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM.

* MAIN IMPACT...MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW
  ON LOCAL ROADS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS 20 TO 25 DEGREES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...
FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS
WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE TRAVEL PROBLEMS AND MAY POSE A THREAT TO
LIFE AND PROPERTY.

&&

$$

TXZ172-173-190>192-202>206-122215-
/O.CON.KEWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120213T0000Z/
BURNET-WILLIAMSON-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-BEXAR-
COMAL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...BLANCO...
SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...
SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS
1101 AM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

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

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM.

* MAIN IMPACT...MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING UP TO ONE SNOW ON LOCAL 
  ROADS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...MAINLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS IN THE 20S.

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.

&&

$$
732 
WWUS44 KEWX 121801
WSWEWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1201 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MUCH OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND EDWARD
PLATEAU THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN HILL
COUNTRY AND ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

.A VERY COLD DRY AIRMASS CONTINUED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. AN
APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER MEXICO WAS BRINGING PACIFIC
MOISTURE ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO INTO SOUTH TEXAS...RESULTING IN A
SCATTERED WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION MOVING FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST. THERE CONTINUES TO BE A STRONG POTENTIAL FOR THE
PRECIPITATION TO FORM INTO A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SLEET OR LIGHT
SNOW. THIS WINTRY MIX COULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS
OF SNOW LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH ACROSS THE NORTHERN HILL COUNTRY
AND EDWARDS PLATEAU WHERE THE WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT. LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
ADVISORY AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY WARM THIS AFTERNOON WITH
THE WINTRY MIX CHANGING TO ALL RAIN BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

TXZ171-183>189-122200-
/O.CON.KEWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120213T0000Z/
LLANO-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...DEL RIO...ROCKSPRINGS...
LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG...BOERNE
1201 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

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

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM.

* MAIN IMPACT...MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING ADDITIONAL ONE HALF INCH OF
  SNOW ON LOCAL ROADS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS 20 TO 25 DEGREES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...
FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS
WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE TRAVEL PROBLEMS AND MAY POSE A THREAT TO
LIFE AND PROPERTY.

&&

$$

TXZ172-173-190>192-202>206-122200-
/O.CON.KEWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120213T0000Z/
BURNET-WILLIAMSON-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-BEXAR-
COMAL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...BLANCO...
SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...
SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS
1201 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

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

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM.

* MAIN IMPACT...MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING LIGHT SNOW OR ACCUMULATIONS
  ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...MAINLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE COUNTY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS IN THE 20S.

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.

&&

$$
490 
WWUS44 KEWX 122040
WSWEWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
240 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE HILL COUNTRY AND
EDWARD PLATEAU THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING...THEN A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 10 PM THIS EVENING...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS THROUGH 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

.A VERY COLD DRY AIRMASS CONTINUED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. AN
APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER MEXICO CONTINUED TO BRING
PACIFIC MOISTURE ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO INTO SOUTH
TEXAS...RESULTING IN A SCATTERED WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION
MOVING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. THERE CONTINUES TO BE A
A MIXTURE OF SLEET OR LIGHT SNOW. THIS WINTRY MIX COULD RESULT IN
ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW OR SLEET LESS THAN ONE HALF
INCH ACROSS THE NORTHERN HILL COUNTRY AND EDWARDS PLATEAU THE REST
OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY WARM THE
REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE WINTRY MIX
CHANGING TO ALL RAIN LATE THIS EVENING.

TXZ171-183>189-130000-
/O.EXB.KEWX.WW.Y.0001.120213T0000Z-120213T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120213T0000Z/
LLANO-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...DEL RIO...ROCKSPRINGS...
LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG...BOERNE
240 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE HILL COUNTRY AND THE NORTHEAST
SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO
10 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...THROUGH 10 PM.

* MAIN IMPACT...MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW OR
  SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES OF LESS THAN ONE
  HALF INCH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS IN THE 20S.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ172-173-190-192-130000-
/O.EXT.KEWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120213T0400Z/
BURNET-WILLIAMSON-BLANCO-TRAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...BLANCO...AUSTIN
240 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 10 PM.

* MAIN IMPACT...MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING LIGHT SNOW OR SLEET 
  ACCUMULATIONS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...MAINLY HIGHER 
  ELEVATIONS OF THE COUNTY. 

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.

&&

$$

TXZ191-202>206-130000-
/O.CON.KEWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120213T0000Z/
HAYS-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS...BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...
HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS
240 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

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

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM.

* MAIN IMPACT...MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING LIGHT SNOW OR 
  ACCUMULATIONS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...MAINLY HIGHER 
  ELEVATIONS OF THE COUNTY. 

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.

&&

$$
654 
WWUS44 KEWX 130017
WSWEWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
617 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THE HILL COUNTRY AND
EDWARDS PLATEAU AND IS BEING REPLACED BY A WINTER WEATHER IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING...

...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED FOR PARTS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS...

.TEMPERATURES ARE CONTINUING A VERY SLOW WARMING TREND AND HAVE
RISEN TO OR ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND ADJACENT
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THERE CONTINUES TO BE A THREAT FOR LIGHT
SLEET OR LIGHT SNOW TO MIX WITH RAIN THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...ANY
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VERY LIGHT AND RESTRICTED TO BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND AUSTIN AREAS. BY LATE
EVENING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE TOO WARM AND ALL RAIN IS EXPECTED.

TXZ171-183>189-130400-
/O.EXP.KEWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120213T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120213T0400Z/
LLANO-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...DEL RIO...ROCKSPRINGS...
LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG...BOERNE
617 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

* TIMING...THROUGH 10 PM.

* MAIN IMPACT...MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW OR
  LIGHT SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES OF LESS THAN
  ONE TENTH INCH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ191-202>206-130130-
/O.EXP.KEWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120213T0000Z/
HAYS-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS...BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...
HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS
617 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE THREAT FOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET OR SNOW HAS ENDED AS
TEMPERATURES SLOWLY WARM.

$$

TXZ172-173-190-192-130400-
/O.CON.KEWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120213T0400Z/
BURNET-WILLIAMSON-BLANCO-TRAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...BLANCO...AUSTIN
617 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 10 PM.

* MAIN IMPACT...MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING LIGHT SNOW OR LIGHT SLEET 
  ACCUMULATIONS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...MAINLY HIGHER 
  ELEVATIONS OF THE COUNTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

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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.