Saturday, March 1, 2014

Winter Weather Advisory Has Texas Back Freezing & Slippery On Sunday

In my previous winters in Texas I do not remember a winter with as many WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY notifications from the National Weather Service as we are experiencing this winter of 2013-14.

On Friday the high got to 84. Today, the first day of the 3rd month of 2014, the high is predicted to again get in the 80s.

And then tomorrow, Sunday, we are back in the deep freeze with a low of 19.

Sub-freezing with lightning.

Are all these cycles of HOT & COLD wreaking havoc with confused plants?

With thunder likely clapping in the morning I suspect Sunday will not see a repeat of this morning's hot tub hydrotherapy session and its accompanying duo dips in the slightly cool pool. Nor will there be a Sunday repeat of last Sunday's Gateway Park mountain bike ride.

But, today will see some high speed hiking on the Tandy Hills before treasure  hunting at Town Talk.

Below is the National Weather Service's latest winter weather advice.....

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY.

* LOCATION...THIS STATEMENT IS FOR THE COUNTIES OF YOUNG...JACK... PALO PINTO...PARKER...TARRANT...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...KAUFMAN AND VAN ZANDT.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING SUNDAY MORNING OVER NORTHWESTERN PARTS OF THE ADVISORY AREA...AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY OVER THE METROPLEX...AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN PARTS OF THE AREA.

* ACCUMULATION...A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS FORECAST.

* MAIN IMPACT...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL COAT BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WITH A GLAZE OF ICE. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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