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Rockwall County OEM
Sunday February 22nd, 2015 :: 09:05 a.m. CST

Advisory

Winter Storm Warning in effect for Rockwall Co from 6 pm Sunday to 6 pm Monday. Sleet and ice accumulation expected.

http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=fwd&wwa=winter%20storm%20warning

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...MAINLY SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1/2 OF AN INCH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH. ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN AROUND 1/10 OF AN INCH.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BELOW FREEZING SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR FREEZING.

* MAIN IMPACT...SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS. BRIDGES ARE LIKELY TO ICE OVER FIRST WITH MAIN ROADS ALSO ACCUMULATING SLEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW
FREEZING MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ANY ICE ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON WHEN MELTING MAY BEGIN TO OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

Address/Location
Rockwall County OEM
972 T L Townsend Dr
Rockwall, TX 75087

Contact
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