Snow In Texas On The Last Day Of Winter

That is the radar look at the storm that is currently hovering above me.

In the article about today's bad weather, in this Saturday morning's Fort Worth Star-Telegram, it said that today was the start of Spring. I may be wrong, but I'm not wrong as often as that newspaper is wrong, but I believe today is the last day of Winter, with tomorrow, Sunday, March 21, being the first day of Spring.

Rain started hitting my bedroom window during the middle of the night. It continues. The forecast is for the temperature to drop throughout the day, getting into the freezing zone, with the wet stuff possibly turning into wet frozen stuff.

As in snow in Texas on the last day of Winter, or, according to the Star-Telegram calendar, the first day of Spring.

Below is the National Weather Service Winter Weather Advisory (please make note of the fact that the National Weather Service also believes this to be a Winter day).

Tarrant-Dallas-Including The Cities Of, Fort Worth, Arlington, Dallas 4:19 AM CDT Sat Mar 20 2010

Winter Weather Advisory In Effect From 6 PM This Evening To 7 AM CDT Sunday.

The National Weather Service In Fort Worth Has Issued A Winter Weather Advisory For Snow, Which Is In Effect From 6 PM This Evening To 7 AM CDT Sunday.

A Powerful Upper Level Storm System Will Move Across The Region And Result In Widespread Precipitation Across The Area. Rain Is Expected To Become Mixed With Or Change To All Snow This Evening. Snowfall Accumulations In The Advisory Area Are Expected To Average 1/2 Inch On Elevated And Grassy Surfaces, But Northern Dallas County Could See Amounts Up To I Inch. In Addition To The Snow, Strong Winds Of 20 To 25 Mph Tonight May Result In Periods Of Blowing Snow And Reduced Visibilities.

A Winter Weather Advisory Means That Periods Of Winter Precipitation May Cause Travel Difficulties. Be Prepared For Slippery Roads And Plan On Some Travel Delays.