Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles Particularly Dangerous Winter Storm Expected Tonight Through Saturday

Morning

JJ Brost

NWS Amarillo

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LLFriday Friday MorninMorningg

LLFridaFriday y NightNight

Cold Cold Air/Front Air/Front Moving In Moving In From NorthFrom North

This This EveningEvening

LLMostly Light Snow Mostly Light Snow Beginning This Beginning This Evening Across The Evening Across The Northwest Northwest Panhandles And Panhandles And Progressing Progressing SoutheastSoutheast

LLSnow Intensity Snow Intensity Increases And Increases And Expands Friday Expands Friday Morning Across Morning Across Most Of Most Of PanhandlesPanhandles

Heaviest Snow Heaviest Snow North West North West Texas And West Texas And West Oklahoma Oklahoma PanhandlesPanhandles

Strong North Strong North Winds Begin – Winds Begin – Wind Speeds Wind Speeds 30 to 40 MPH 30 to 40 MPH With Higher With Higher Gusts Gusts

North Winds North Winds Speeds 20 to Speeds 20 to 30 MPH With 30 MPH With Higher Gusts Higher Gusts in the Eastin the East

LLHeavy Snow Heavy Snow Continues Across Continues Across The Entire The Entire PanhandlesPanhandles

Heaviest Snow Heaviest Snow Oklahoma And Oklahoma And North Texas North Texas PanhandlesPanhandles

Strong North Strong North Winds Still An Winds Still An Issue – But, Issue – But, Should See Should See Winds Winds Decrease In Decrease In Speeds Speeds During The During The AfternoonAfternoon

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Strong North Strong North Winds Still An Winds Still An Issue In EastIssue In East

Heaviest Snow East Heaviest Snow East Oklahoma And Oklahoma And Texas PanhandlesTexas Panhandles

Snow Accumulations From 7:00 PM Snow Accumulations From 7:00 PM Thursday Through 8:00 AM FridayThursday Through 8:00 AM Friday

6+ Inches6+ Inches

2+ 2+ InchesInches

4+ Inches4+ Inches

Less Less Than 2 Than 2 InchesInches

NEWNEW Snow Accumulations From Friday 8:00 AM Snow Accumulations From Friday 8:00 AM Through 8:00 PM FridayThrough 8:00 PM Friday

8+ Inches8+ Inches

6+ Inches6+ Inches

4+ 4+ InchesInches2+ Inches2+ Inches

10+ 10+ InchesInches

NEWNEW Snow Accumulations From Friday 8:00 PM Snow Accumulations From Friday 8:00 PM Through Saturday 8:00 AMThrough Saturday 8:00 AM

2+ Inches2+ InchesGenerally Less Generally Less Than 1 InchThan 1 Inch

Total Snow Total Snow AccumulationsAccumulations

12+ 12+ InchesInches

10+ Inches10+ Inches

6+ 6+ InchesInches4+ Inches4+ Inches

14+ 14+ InchesInches

Blizzard/Winter Storm Warning - Blizzard/Winter Storm Warning - Begins Begins Thursday Evening through Saturday Thursday Evening through Saturday MorningMorning for the Panhandles: for the Panhandles: Particularly Particularly Dangerous Winter StormDangerous Winter Storm

Weather Impacts:Weather Impacts:Heavy snowHeavy snow

Most in Oklahoma and North Texas PanhandlesMost in Oklahoma and North Texas Panhandles14+ inches possible – Wide Spread 8+ inches14+ inches possible – Wide Spread 8+ inches

Snow Drifts – 10 to 20 FEETSnow Drifts – 10 to 20 FEETBlizzard ConditionsBlizzard Conditions

Wind speeds 30 to 40 MPH with higher gusts Wind speeds 30 to 40 MPH with higher gusts (55+ MPH)(55+ MPH)

White Out Conditions due to Blowing and White Out Conditions due to Blowing and Drifting SnowDrifting Snow

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