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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
614 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-072200-
ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH-
DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-
OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER-
614 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTRY WEATHER IS POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE PANHANDLES
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR THE
OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES THURSDAY. WHILE THERE IS STILL
MUCH UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK AND TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM...THE
AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM...AND THE PRECIPITATION TYPES...
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE PANHANDLES
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTH OF THE PANHANDLES LATE
THIS EVENING WITH MUCH COLDER AIR ENTERING THE REGION. THERE IS
A CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN WITH VERY LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...GENERALLY
ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. IN
THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLES...ANY FREEZING
RAIN MAY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY THURSDAY MORNING. THERE IS A CHANCE
OF SNOW...OR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX ACROSS ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AND AGAIN FRIDAY
NIGHT.

WHILE THERE IS STILL MUCH UNCERTAINTY IN THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WITH
THIS SYSTEM...LIGHT ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE INCH AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ARE FORECAST AT THIS TIME...
MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF A BEAVER TO VEGA LINE.

STAY TUNED TO ANY UPDATES TO THE FORECAST BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA...FOLLOWING NWS AMARILLO ON FACEBOOK...LISTENING
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR THROUGH YOUR PREFERRED MEDIA OUTLET.

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