410am CT – Fri / 7 Feb 2014
NWS / Austin-San Antonio has started the WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for the local area
effective at 4am CT (two hours earlier than originally set).. based on some reports of freezing drizzle.
The advisory remains in effect until 12 noon today.
… Authority NWS/Austin-San Antonio …
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 416 AM CST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...A LIGHT WINTER MIX IS LIKELY TO IMPACT PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THIS MORNING... .LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLOW TO WARM THIS MORNING...ALLOWING FOR SEVERAL HOURS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR LIGHT DRIZZLE TO COLLECT AS ICING ON EXPOSED SURFACES ACROSS MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA. AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-10 HAVE THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR ICING AS THEY WILL HAVE EVEN COLDER MORNING TEMPERATURES IN THE 25 TO 30 DEGREE RANGE. FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 83...PRECIPITATION RATES SHOULD BE TOO LIGHT FOR HIGHWAY ICING CONCERNS. NEARLY ALL OF THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE DRIZZLE AND FREEZING DRIZZLE. HOWEVER...ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND SNOW COULD DEVELOP BY LATE THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED VERY LIGHT...BUT ARE POSSIBLE ON SOLID HIGHWAY SURFACES ALONG AND NORTH OF I-10. AREAS SOUTH OF I-10 SHOULD ENCOUNTER ICING MAINLY OVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. BY NOON NEARLY ALL AREAS SHOULD SEE TEMPERATURES WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING. HOWEVER...LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 71 COULD SEE A WINTRY MIX LINGER INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. TXZ171>173-186>194-204>209-219>225-071800- /O.EXT.KEWX.WW.Y.0004.140207T1016Z-140207T1800Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO- HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL- FAYETTE-FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN... KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG...BOERNE...BLANCO... SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO... NEW BRAUNFELS...SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...PEARSALL... PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES...CUERO... HALLETTSVILLE 416 AM CST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...AROUND 4 AM THROUGH NOON TODAY. * MAIN IMPACT...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND SOME SURFACE BASED ROADWAYS. * OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS AND TWENTIES. 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. && $$