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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
600 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011

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600 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011

...ARCTIC AIR AND SNOW TARGETING THE PANHANDLES LATE THIS WEEKEND
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...

ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE PANHANDLES SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
MONDAY...USHERING IN THE COLDEST WEATHER OF THE SEASON SO FAR. THERE
WILL BE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS HIGHS ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH THE UPPER TEENS AND
20S. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD
WEATHER TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNINGS...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TO COME
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS.

THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR SNOW ACROSS ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THE NORTHEAST HALF OF THE
PANHANDLES ARE FAVORED TO SEE THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL AT THIS TIME...
WHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST HALF OF THE
PANHANDLES. BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...AND MAY
PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.

PEOPLE IN THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES ARE ENCOURAGED TO
PREPARE FOR THIS PERIOD OF COLD AND SNOW. ENSURE THAT OUTDOOR
ANIMALS HAVE WARM DRY SHELTER...AND FRESH UNFROZEN WATER. PROTECT
EXPOSED PIPES AND ENSURE THAT YOUR HEATING SYSTEM IS IN GOOD WORKING
ORDER.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN AMARILLO ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM.

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