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Weather Threat Brief 12-6-13
1. Key Points
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: North TX into southern OK into central AR
• Heavy ice accumulations leading to dangerous travel conditions and
possible prolonged power outages
NM, TX/OK Panhandles, Northwest/West/Central TX, the rest of OK and AR
(outside of ice areas) will see winter weather impacts also but power outages are
generally not expected and mostly the impacts will be limited to dangerous
travel conditions
Temperatures will remain below freezing in many areas that were impacted with ice
Thursday – Friday so icy power lines may persist, hampering recovery efforts
Another round of winter precipitation for Northern and Central parts of the Region
Saturday into Sunday
Additional ice accumulations possible over some of same areas impacted Thursday –
Friday but overall additional accumulations look relatively light at this time
Confidence is low for this forecast period
Actual weather should be quiet on Monday but temperatures will remain at/below
freezing in many of the previously impacted areas
2. Dec 5, 2013 - Dec 9, 2013
DAY/
THREAT
THU
FRI
SAT
SUN
NM, OK, AR,
N/W/C TX,
NW LA
E OK, AR
Severe Storms
Winter
Weather
North TX, South OK,
NM, TX/OK
Central AR
Panhandles,
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Northwest TX, OK,
OK, NW/Central TX,
Northwest AR
OK, AR
Heavy
Rain/Flooding
Fire Weather
High Threat
Moderate Threat
Slight Threat
No Discernible Threat
*Threat levels are based on
FEMA Region 6 criteria.
State or local threat level
criteria may differ.
MON
3. Forecast courtesy of NWS Weather Forecast Office in Albuquerque, NM
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/abq/
Today
Mostly cloudy, with snow likely.
South wind 10 to 15 mph. Total
daytime snow accumulation of 1
to 3 inches possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy with snow, mainly
before 11pm. Southeast wind 5
to 10 mph. New snow
accumulation of less than a half
inch possible.
Friday
Mostly sunny. Southwest wind
around 10 mph.
4.
5. Valid: 0800 Thu - 0800 Fri
Snow and/or sleet to impact travel
in much of this area
Freezing rain to impact travel
in much of this area
High Threat
Moderate Threat
Slight Threat
No Discernible Threat
6. Through Today at 6pm
Through Tonight at Midnight
Through Friday at 6am
10. Valid: 0800 Fri - 0800 Sun
Concern for
power outages
from significant
ice accumulation
continues into Friday
Snow/Freezing Rain
travel impacts persist
in AR throughout
the day on Friday
High Threat
Moderate Threat
Slight Threat
No Discernible Threat
12. Valid: 0800 Sun - 0800 Tue
Possible snow/sleet/light freezing
rain continues across a large portion
of FEMA Region 6 Sunday.
Total accumulations are expected to
be light/with minor additional
impacts. Temperatures remain below
freezing through Wednesday,
however, so any ice on surfaces will
likely not melt until mid week.
High Threat
Moderate Threat
Slight Threat
No Discernible Threat
