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…URGENT… WINTER STORM WARNING ISSUED 935am Sat/28Feb2015) …

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.

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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.

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