Wild Ride Coming in Weather

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

FIRST, CHECK THIS BLOG OFTEN AS I'LL BE UPDATING INFORMATION AS THE STORM SYSTEM EVOLVES.

AT 3 THIS AFTERNOON, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR POSSIBLE ICE ACCUMULATIONS FOR COKE, NOLAN, TAYLOR, CALLAHAN, FISHER, JONES, SHACKELFORD, HASKELL AND THROCKMORTON COUNTIES.

AT 3PM, THE TEMPERATURE WAS 31 IN ABILENE, 32 IN SNYDER AND SWEETWATER AND 36 IN BROWNWOOD.

I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE MAJOR TRAVEL ISSUES BECAUSE OF ICE, ALTHOUGH A FEW SLICK SPOTS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY BRIDGES, OVERPASSES AND LESSER TRAVELED ROADS. FOG IS ALSO A TRAVEL PROBLEM RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE A VERY STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. AS IT GETS CLOSER, WE'LL BEGIN TO SEE MORE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY SATURDAY. JUST BECAUSE IT'S COLD, DON'T COUNT OUT SEVERE WEATHER AS WE COULD HAVE STORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN, THUNDER, LIGHTNING, HAIL, HIGH WINDS, THE WORKS SO STAY ALERT - READ THIS BLOG OFTEN FOR UPDATES.

RANDY