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WWUS84 KAMA 072126
SPSAMA

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
326 PM CST SAT JAN 7 2012

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-081200-
ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH-
DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-
OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER-
326 PM CST SAT JAN 7 2012

...COLDER TEMPERATURES WITH POSSIBLE WINTRY WEATHER WILL RETURN TO
THE PANHANDLES SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DIG INTO THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION EARLY SUNDAY AND MOVE INTO WEST TEXAS MONDAY. ALONG WITH THE
UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM...A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO PUSH SOUTH OF THE
PANHANDLES BY SUNDAY MORNING WITH MUCH COLDER AIR RETURNING TO THE
AREA. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST PANHANDLES SUNDAY
MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA
BY SUNDAY NIGHT. RAIN OR A RAIN SNOW MIX WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE
AWAY FROM THE REGION. THERE CAN BE A LULL IN PRECIPITATION MONDAY AS
THIS SYSTEM TRACKS ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO RETURN
TO MAINLY THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
TEXAS PANHANDLE MONDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING AS
THE UPPER LOW LIFTS NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN TEXAS. AT THIS TIME...IT
NOW APPEARS THAT THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL HAVE A CHANCE OF SEEING
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS LESS
THAN AN INCH ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. AS TEMPERATURES WARM
INTO THE LOWER 40S TUESDAY...ANY LINGERING SNOW WHICH IS EXPECTED TO
BE CONFINED TO THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES WILL SWITCH
OVER TO RAIN BEFORE COMING TO AN END TUESDAY EVENING.

HOWEVER...AT THIS TIME...THERE IS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY REGARDING
THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THIS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM.  THIS WILL
AFFECT THE TIMING...AND LOCATION OF PRECIPITATION FOR THE TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.

PLEASE STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS BY VISITING OUR
WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA...LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
FOLLOWING NWS AMARILLO ON FACEBOOK...OR THROUGH YOUR PREFERRED MEDIA
OUTLET.

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