Post by James on Nov 24, 2007 16:15:09 GMT -5
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
228 PM CST SAT NOV 24 2007
...A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM TO AFFECT MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS DIGGING SOUTHWARD INTO
NORTHERN MEXICO AND WILL BEGIN MOVING EASTWARD TOWARDS WEST TEXAS
THIS EVENING. THIS STORM SYSTEM COMBINED WITH COLD AIR ALREADY IN
PLACE IS CAUSING SNOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND
THE PERMIAN BASIN THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW WILL INCREASE IN
COVERAGE OVERNIGHT BEFORE ENDING SUNDAY.
ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF SNOW OF 5 TO 7 INCHES
POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
ACROSS WEST TEXAS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH
OF THE AREA NORTH OF A LINE FROM ALPINE TO SANDERSON THIS
AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING...WITH ISOLATED AREAS TO 6 INCHES
OF SNOW POSSIBLE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR BY SUNDAY
MORNING.
AREAS NEAR THE RIO GRANDE WILL EXPERIENCE MORE RAIN WITH A LATER
TRANSITION TO SNOW...THEREFORE SNOWFALL TOTALS OF ONLY 2 TO
4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING.
NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ258-250430-
/O.CON.KMAF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071125T0700Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
128 PM MST SAT NOV 24 2007
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT.
AREAS SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EDDY LEA COUNTIES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ROADS WILL BECOME
SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...MAKE SURE YOUR
VEHICLE IS WINTERIZED AND RUNNING PROPERLY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269.
$$
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
228 PM CST SAT NOV 24 2007
...A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM TO AFFECT MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS DIGGING SOUTHWARD INTO
NORTHERN MEXICO AND WILL BEGIN MOVING EASTWARD TOWARDS WEST TEXAS
THIS EVENING. THIS STORM SYSTEM COMBINED WITH COLD AIR ALREADY IN
PLACE IS CAUSING SNOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND
THE PERMIAN BASIN THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW WILL INCREASE IN
COVERAGE OVERNIGHT BEFORE ENDING SUNDAY.
ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF SNOW OF 5 TO 7 INCHES
POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
ACROSS WEST TEXAS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH
OF THE AREA NORTH OF A LINE FROM ALPINE TO SANDERSON THIS
AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING...WITH ISOLATED AREAS TO 6 INCHES
OF SNOW POSSIBLE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR BY SUNDAY
MORNING.
AREAS NEAR THE RIO GRANDE WILL EXPERIENCE MORE RAIN WITH A LATER
TRANSITION TO SNOW...THEREFORE SNOWFALL TOTALS OF ONLY 2 TO
4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING.
NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ258-250430-
/O.CON.KMAF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071125T0700Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
128 PM MST SAT NOV 24 2007
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT.
AREAS SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EDDY LEA COUNTIES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ROADS WILL BECOME
SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...MAKE SURE YOUR
VEHICLE IS WINTERIZED AND RUNNING PROPERLY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269.
$$
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