Freezing drizzle developed in Abilene during the morning hours and resulted in several traffic accidents.
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Freezing drizzle developed in Abilene during the morning hours and resulted in several traffic accidents.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS San Angelo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 28, 5:48 AM CST, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Angelo TX 548 AM CST Thu Feb 28 2019 .AVIATION... /12Z TAFS/ IFR ceilings will prevail across the terminals this morning, along with MVFR visibilities due to fog. Ceilings are expected to lift to an MVFR deck after 18Z, then scatter/lift to VFR after 21Z. Lower ceilings will overspread the terminals again this evening and overnight, with a return of MVFR/IFR ceilings through the end of the forecast period. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 423 AM CST Thu Feb 28 2019/ SHORT TERM... (Today and Tonight) Widespread stratus remains over the area early this morning, with temperatures ranging from the mid and upper 20s across the Big Country, to the upper 30s and lower 40s across far southern counties. Cool surface ridge will remain over the area this morning but will begin shifting eastward later this afternoon, with surface winds returning to a southeasterly direction over western sections. This will result in cloud cover persisting pretty much all day across eastern sections, with skies becoming partly cloudy over westerns sections later this afternoon. Temperatures today will be quite chilly over eastern sections in closer proximity to the surface ridge and where cloud cover persists, with highs only in the mid and upper 40s. Elsewhere, highs will be mainly in the low to mid 50s, with a few readings in the lower 60s over far southwest sections. Models show a weak disturbance tracking across southern sections today, which may result in a few light showers developing and will retain slight POPs south of a Brady to Ozona line. Southerly winds and low level warm advection develops across the area tonight, with low clouds re-developing and becoming widespread after midnight. Could see some patchy drizzle develop mainly over southeast sections after midnight, otherwise it will be dry and not as cold tonight, with lows mainly in the 40s. LONG TERM... (Friday through Wednesday) ..Arctic air moves in Sunday and Sunday night... A cold front will move into the Big Country, mainly after midnight Friday night, moving south to a San Angelo to Brownwood line around noon Saturday. A secondary surge of Arctic air will move into the Big Country late Saturday night and move south of I-10 by late Saturday morning. There is a 20-30 percent chance of rain Saturday, with a better chance of rain Saturday night as the secondary surge of colder air moves through. There could be a brief mixture of rain and freezing rain in the Big Country Sunday morning, however, mainly trace amounts of rain are expected, as very cold but drier air moves in. Highs Sunday in the Big Country will remain in the 30s. Temperatures will be falling for areas south as Arctic air move in. There will be a hard freeze Sunday night with lows in the teens across the Big Country and Concho Valley, and lower 20s along the I-10 corridor. Highs Monday will be in the lower/mid 30s with lower 40s south. It will be dry with a warm up Tuesday into Wednesday with temperatures rising to highs in the mid 50s midweek. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 46 42 76 47 / 5 5 0 5 San Angelo 54 45 80 51 / 10 5 0 5 Junction 57 48 78 55 / 20 10 0 5 Brownwood 45 42 76 51 / 10 5 5 5 Sweetwater 53 43 76 46 / 0 5 0 5 Ozona 64 51 77 54 / 10 5 0 5 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && 99/99/24
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service San Angelo TX 755 AM CST Thu Feb 28 2019 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-011400- Fisher-Nolan-Sterling-Coke-Runnels-Irion-Tom Green-Concho- Crockett-Schleicher-Sutton-Haskell-Throckmorton-Jones-Shackelford- Taylor-Callahan-Coleman-Brown-McCulloch-San Saba-Menard-Kimble- Mason- 755 AM CST Thu Feb 28 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of west central Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Patchy light freezing drizzle will be possible through mid morning for portions of the Big Country and Heartland. Although widespread travel difficulties are not expected, a few icy spots on bridges and overpasses. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Much colder temperatures will return to West Central Texas for late in the weekend and early next week. Temperatures will bottom out Monday morning from the mid teens to lower 20s. In addition, a little light freezing rain remains possible across the Big Country Sunday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice was reported mainly on bridges and overpasses. This resulted in multiple wrecks in Abilene on the Winters Freeway.
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