Winter Storm Watch in Effect

From KRBC Chief Meteorologist Randy Turner ...

Ingredients were coming together Sunday night for an ice storm to cause problems Monday across the KRBC viewing area.

A Winter Storm Watch is in effect through the day Monday meaning ice could cause dangerous travel conditions.

The first shower popped up on Triple Doppler radar in Coleman County around 7:00pm Sunday but more widespread rain, freezing rain and sleet is expected to develop in our area as an upper level low approaches from the west. The amounts may be heavy leading to significant icing, but it'll all melt away by Tuesday as temperatures warm considerably.

Here is the National Weather Service statement:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A WINTERSTORM WATCH FOR THE BIG COUNTRY...CONCHO VALLEY...ANDHEARTLAND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAYAFTERNOON.

RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTHWARDFROM THE CONCHO VALLEY AND HEARTLAND...INTO THE BIG COUNTRY MONDAYMORNING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANTICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THELATEST FORECASTS.