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12-24-2004, 04:14 PM
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
405 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004
TXZ200-210>214-226-227-235>238-251300-
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-HARRIS-JACKSON-
LIBERTY-MATAGORDA-WALLER-WHARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...PEARLAND...BAY CITY...
COLUMBUS...EDNA...EL CAMPO...WHARTON...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON...
PASADENA...LIBERTY...RICHMOND...SUGARLAND...SEALY. ..BELLVILLE...
TEXAS CITY...GALVESTON
405 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG
AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 THROUGH 700 AM CST...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10...OR ALONG AND SOUTH OF A
LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO THE WOODLANDS TO LIBERTY...THROUGH 700 AM CST
SATURDAY MORNING. AS UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS
TONIGHT...BANDS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS
THE AREA. RECENT REPORTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE PUBLIC HAVE
INDICATED SNOW ACCUMULATING ON ROOF TOPS IN SOUTHERN COLORADO COUNTY
AND ROADS BECOMING WET IN THE MISSOURI CITY AREA.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH MAY BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER
BANDS. AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT...ROADS MAY BECOME
VERY DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. IF POSSIBLE...
TRAVELING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...REDUCE YOUR DRIVING
SPEED AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WINTER
WEATHER SITUATION.
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX400 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-251300-AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-WHARTON-400 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF SOUTHEAST TEXASTONIGHT......LONG PERIOD OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND CHRISTMASMORNING...THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS..DAY ONE...TONIGHT.A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT AREA SOUTH OF ALINE FROM COLUMBUS TO THE WOODLANDS TO LIBERTY. THIS INCLUDES THEHOUSTON/GALVESTON METRO AREA. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILLCONTINUE TO BRING LIGHT SNOW TO THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT. SNOWFALLACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY ON GRASSYAREAS AND ROOFTOPS. THE SNOW WILL MELT ON CONTACT WITH ROADWAYS.HOWEVER...AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING THIS EVENING REFREEZINGCOULD OCCUR CREATING ICY CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING THIS EVENING. ALLOWEXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. DRIVE AT SLOW SPEEDS AND LEAVEPLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE CAR IN FRONT.ACROSS ALL BUT THE IMMEDIATE COAST...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOWFREEZING EARLY THIS EVENING AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR 14 TO 18HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING IN THE20S...WITH TEMPERATURES DIPPING TO NEAR FREEZING ALONG THE IMMEDIATECOAST.PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT DELICATE PLANTS AND ANIMALSFROM THESE VERY COLD CONDITIONS THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING. CHECK ONTHE ELDERLY TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEATING DURING THE COLDOVERNIGHT HOURS. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR ANIMALS ARE PROTECTED FROM THESESUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES. EXPOSED PIPES ON THE EXTERIOR OF HOMESSHOULD BE COVERED TO PREVENT FREEZING..DAY TWO...CHRISTMAS DAY.SUNSHINE WILL RETURN TO SOUTHEAST TEXAS ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO WARMINTO THE 40S IN THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER FREEZE IS EXPECTED CHRISTMASNIGHT FOR ALL BUT THE IMMEDIATE COAST...WITH LOWS IN THE MID 20S TOLOWER 30S..DAYS THREE THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME..SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT....SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.$$</PRE>
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
405 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004
TXZ200-210>214-226-227-235>238-251300-
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-HARRIS-JACKSON-
LIBERTY-MATAGORDA-WALLER-WHARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...PEARLAND...BAY CITY...
COLUMBUS...EDNA...EL CAMPO...WHARTON...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON...
PASADENA...LIBERTY...RICHMOND...SUGARLAND...SEALY. ..BELLVILLE...
TEXAS CITY...GALVESTON
405 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG
AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 THROUGH 700 AM CST...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10...OR ALONG AND SOUTH OF A
LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO THE WOODLANDS TO LIBERTY...THROUGH 700 AM CST
SATURDAY MORNING. AS UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS
TONIGHT...BANDS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS
THE AREA. RECENT REPORTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE PUBLIC HAVE
INDICATED SNOW ACCUMULATING ON ROOF TOPS IN SOUTHERN COLORADO COUNTY
AND ROADS BECOMING WET IN THE MISSOURI CITY AREA.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH MAY BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER
BANDS. AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT...ROADS MAY BECOME
VERY DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. IF POSSIBLE...
TRAVELING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...REDUCE YOUR DRIVING
SPEED AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WINTER
WEATHER SITUATION.
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX400 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-251300-AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-WHARTON-400 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF SOUTHEAST TEXASTONIGHT......LONG PERIOD OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND CHRISTMASMORNING...THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS..DAY ONE...TONIGHT.A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT AREA SOUTH OF ALINE FROM COLUMBUS TO THE WOODLANDS TO LIBERTY. THIS INCLUDES THEHOUSTON/GALVESTON METRO AREA. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILLCONTINUE TO BRING LIGHT SNOW TO THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT. SNOWFALLACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY ON GRASSYAREAS AND ROOFTOPS. THE SNOW WILL MELT ON CONTACT WITH ROADWAYS.HOWEVER...AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING THIS EVENING REFREEZINGCOULD OCCUR CREATING ICY CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING THIS EVENING. ALLOWEXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. DRIVE AT SLOW SPEEDS AND LEAVEPLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE CAR IN FRONT.ACROSS ALL BUT THE IMMEDIATE COAST...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOWFREEZING EARLY THIS EVENING AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR 14 TO 18HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING IN THE20S...WITH TEMPERATURES DIPPING TO NEAR FREEZING ALONG THE IMMEDIATECOAST.PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT DELICATE PLANTS AND ANIMALSFROM THESE VERY COLD CONDITIONS THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING. CHECK ONTHE ELDERLY TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEATING DURING THE COLDOVERNIGHT HOURS. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR ANIMALS ARE PROTECTED FROM THESESUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES. EXPOSED PIPES ON THE EXTERIOR OF HOMESSHOULD BE COVERED TO PREVENT FREEZING..DAY TWO...CHRISTMAS DAY.SUNSHINE WILL RETURN TO SOUTHEAST TEXAS ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO WARMINTO THE 40S IN THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER FREEZE IS EXPECTED CHRISTMASNIGHT FOR ALL BUT THE IMMEDIATE COAST...WITH LOWS IN THE MID 20S TOLOWER 30S..DAYS THREE THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME..SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT....SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.$$</PRE>