735am CT – Saturday / 28 February 2015
…. Authority / NWS/Austin – San Antonio ….
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 726 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2015 ...LOCALIZED WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES THROUGH NOON... .FREEZING DRIZZLE AND MIST CONTINUES TO STREAM NORTH ACROSS MUCH OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND A FEW ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TOWARDS THE NORTHERN I-35 CORRIDOR IN TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES. NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND GEORGETOWN ON OVERPASSES AND FLYWAYS. SEVERAL ROAD CLOSURES HAVE OCCURRED AS A RESULT. THEREFORE A LOCALIZED WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES THROUGH 12PM. EXPECTED ICING TOTALS THROUGH NOON TODAY WILL RANGE FROM A TRACE UP TO 1/10 INCH. THE THREAT TO SEE ICING IS EXPECTED FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM AMISTAD RESERVOIR TO CONCAN TO SCHERTZ TO TAYLOR. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY WARM THROUGH THE MID MORNING BRINGING THE FREEZING DRIZZLE IMPACTS TO AN END FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS OF THE ADVISORY. HOWEVER...NORTHERN COUNTIES OF GILLESPIE... LLANO...BURNET...TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON WILL STILL BE BELOW OR AT FREEZING THROUGH 12PM AND EXTEND THE CHANCES FOR LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND ITS IMPACTS. TXZ192-281800- /O.UPG.KEWX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150228T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KEWX.WS.W.0002.150228T1326Z-150228T1800Z/ TRAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...AUSTIN 726 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A LOCALIZED WINTER STORM WARNING. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 12PM. * MAIN IMPACT...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE LEADING TO ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH...MAINLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...LESS TRAVELED ROADWAYS AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES. 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. && $$ TXZ173-281800- /O.UPG.KEWX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150228T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KEWX.WS.W.0002.150228T1326Z-150228T1800Z/ WILLIAMSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GEORGETOWN 726 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A LOCALIZED WINTER STORM WARMING. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 12PM. * MAIN IMPACT...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE LEADING TO ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH...MAINLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...LESS TRAVELED ROADWAYS AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES. 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. &&