#4675 Postby Rgv20 » Thu Jan 23, 2014 2:44 pm
Winter Weather Advisory for Zapata, Jim Hogg, and Brooks..
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
137 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014
...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN RANCHLANDS...
.AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL USHER IN BONE CHILLING TEMPERATURES AND
STRONG NORTH WINDS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE
VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH TO
PLUMMET THE FEEL LIKE TEMPERATURES BELOW 30 DEGREES. NORTHERN
COUNTIES COULD SEE TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING ALLOWING FOR A
MIX OF RAIN AND SLEET TO IMPACT THE AREA.
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ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS
137 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
3 PM CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON
CST FRIDAY.
* EVENT...STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN COUNTIES
TONIGHT IN COMBINATION WITH NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL
DEVELOP A MIX OF RAIN AND SLEET ACROSS ZAPATA...JIM HOGG AND
BROOKS.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES
* TIMING...WINDS CHILLS TO FALL BELOW 30 DEGREES AROUND MIDNIGHT
AND CONTINUE AT VERY LOW VALUES THROUGH 3 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...HYPOTHERMIA COULD DEVELOP OVER A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME
IF PERSONS AND ANIMALS THAT ARE NOT PROTECTED. LAYERS OF
CLOTHING IS THE BEST PROTECTION IF YOU HAVE TO VENTURE OUTSIDE
TONIGHT OR FRIDAY. TENDER VEGETATION COULD BE STRESSED OR
DAMAGED BY THE COLD WINDS AND SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT
INSIDE. ICY ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER BRIDGES AND
OVERPASS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES WILL
DROP TO 30 OR LOWER FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND 25 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS FOR THE RIO
GRANDE PLAINS AND NORTHERN RANCHLANDS...WITH WINDS OF 10 MPH OR
GREATER.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LIGHT SNOW OR SLEET IS
FORECAST...AND ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SMALL. IN
GENERAL...THIS MEANS AROUND ONE HALF INCH OF SNOW...LESS THAN ONE
HALF INCH OF SLEET...OR ANY ICE ACCRETION THAT COULD MAKE DRIVING
AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED
ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS.
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