Jan 19 th -20 th Winter Event

1. Please Press *6 to Muteyour line Press #6 to UnMute your line Jan 19th-20th Winter Event NWS Amarillo, TX

2. Winter Event • Snow will begin this evening in the Oklahoma Panhandle, northern Texas Panhandle. • Southern Texas Panhandle not likely to see snow until after midnight, if then. Freezing drizzle or freezing fog possible tonight into tomorrow morning. • Northerly winds 15 to 30 mph with higher gusts behind the cold front through tomorrow morning • Patchy blowing snow possible for areas that have snow on the ground • Lowest wind chill values tomorrow morning -5 to 5 degrees

5. Confidence • Timing and Track – High • Probability of measureable precipitation – Moderate • Higher confidence in the north • Low confidence in the south • Precipitation Type - High • Snow – High • Freezing Drizzle/Freezing Fog – High in the southern TX Panhandle • Windy conditions– High (Northerly winds 15 to 30 mph with higher gusts) • Snowfall amounts – High • Blowing snow - Low • Only will be possible if windy conditions continue through the night in locations with some snow accumulation

6. Impacts • For the Oklahoma Panhandle and Northern Texas Panhandle – some travel concerns tomorrow morning due to snow covered roads and patchy blowing snow • For the Southern Texas Panhandle – some travel concerns late tonight into tomorrow morning with very light ice accumulations from freezing drizzle/freezing fog. Possibly a few snow covered roads. • Across the Panhandles, dangerously low wind chills for a brief period tomorrow morning

7. Thank you! • Next call will be at 5 AM (audio only) • www.srh.noaa.gov/ama • *6 to mute your line • #6 to unmute your line