Subject:

NWS Update: Light Snow Potential Tonight North of a Sherman to Emory Line

Date:

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:36:50 -0600

From:

William Bunting <William.Bunting@noaa.gov>

To:

undisclosed-recipients: ;



A fast-moving upper level disturbance will move across North Texas tonight resulting in a scattered areas of rain mixed with light snow generally north of a line from Sherman to Emory.  There is the potential for a dusting of snow by the early morning hours Wednesday.  Travel problems are not expected to be widespread since ground and road temperatures remain above freezing. 

South of this area, or generally along the I-20 corridor, scattered areas of light rain can be expected tonight with a few snow flakes mixed in late.

This fast-moving system will move east of North Texas Wednesday morning with a clearing trend during the day. Temperatures will warm back into the 60s towards the end of the week.

Another storm system will approach North Texas this weekend with a chance of rain followed by windy and colder conditions Late Saturday and Sunday.

Here are some useful websites:

USEFUL WEBSITES
National Weather Service Fort Worth
http://www.weather.gov/fortworth
 
National Weather Service Fort Worth Hazard Pages
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/hazard/haz.php?loc=nort&dow=TODAY
 
Emergency Management Weather Briefing Page
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/?n=embriefing
 
National Weather Service Fort Worth Radar
http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar.php?rid=fws&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=no  
 
National Weather Service Granger Radar
http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar.php?rid=grk&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=no
 
As usual, if you have any questions or need additional support, please let us know.
 
Thanks,
Bill