A Winter Storm Warning will go into Effect at 9pm for Denton and surrounding areas...
UPDATE:
I am going to stick with my current forecast of a 40% chance of freezing rain but I am upping the accumulation to .25” from my previous forecast of less than 1/4"
Our airmass is very dry right now but will have time to moisten up rapidly overnight as abundant moisture rides over the current cold air at the ground level. As moisture falls through this dry airmass it will serve to cool it off and make it much more moist at the surface. Northwestern sections of the county will probably see more accumulation than the southeastern sections. That puts downtown right on the fine line over night and into tomorrow.
Stay safe and warm, and keep up to date on conditions around you.
Here is the latest Official National Weather Service Statement:
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL NOON FRIDAY.
LIGHT RAIN...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS LATE THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT CHANGING TO A MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM EASTLAND...WEATHERFORD....DENTON...TO
SHERMAN. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING WHEN THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT ICING ON AREA ROADS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AROUND NOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING AND THE SYSTEM MOVES TO THE EAST.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE THE FIRST PLACES THAT ICY SPOTS WILL DEVELOP. DO NOT SLAM ON THE BRAKES WHEN APPROACHING AN ICY BRIDGE OR OVERPASS. INSTEAD... MAINTAIN A CONSTANT SAFE SPEED AND COAST ACROSS THE ICE. IF YOU START TO SLIDE OR SKID...CALMLY STEER IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SKID TO STRAIGHTEN THE VEHICLE OUT AND REGAIN CONTROL.
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