Interactive NWS Alert Information
New Event for Collin County
SPS valid from Feb 5 11 3:14 PM to 10:30 PM CST
Sent to E-Mail at Feb 5 11 3:14 PM CST
Radar Time: Feb 5 2011 3:15 PM CST
000 WWUS84 KFWD 052114 SPSFWD SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 314 PM CST SAT FEB 5 2011 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-060430- MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN- HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS- ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL- JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL- NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS- LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON- 314 PM CST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS ON SUNDAY...MAINLY IN AREAS ALONG THE RED RIVER. HOWEVER... A GREATER POTENTIAL FOR WINTER WEATHER WITH SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT NEARLY ALL OF NORTH TEXAS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. GUSTY NORTH WINDS...MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES...AND GOOD CHANCES FOR WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTH TEXAS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES ON TUESDAY AND MOVE EAST ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS ON WEDNESDAY. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL AFFECT MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE PRECIPITATION MAY START AS LIQUID RAIN...BUT CHANGEOVER QUICKLY TO FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD TRAVEL IMPACTS ACROSS NORTH TEXAS BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NORTH TEXAS OR SURROUNDING AREAS ON WEDNESDAY... CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS BEFORE DEPARTING.