Clifton, Texas

... Wind Advisory remains in effect until 6 PM CDT this evening...

A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 6 PM CDT this evening.

Very strong northwest winds of 25 to 30 mph... with gusts up to 45
mph are expected today. Winds should diminish this evening.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds this strong can make
driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Boaters
should use extra caution when venturing onto area lakes.
Residents may wish to take action to secure trash cans... lawn
furniture... and other lightweight outdoor objects that may be
blown around in the strong winds.

... Record daily maximum snowfall set at Dallas Fort Worth...

A record snowfall of 1.2 inches was set at Dallas Fort Worth
yesterday. This breaks the old record of 0.4 set in 1970.

... Spring snow for dfw...

Dfw Airport recorded 1.2 inches of snow on March 20th. This breaks
the previous daily record for March 20th of 0.4 inches set in 1970.
An additional 0.1 of an inch officially fell on March 21st and the
event total is 1.3 inches.

The additional 1.3 inches brings the 2009-2010 winter total to 17.1
inches. This ranks second of all time and came 0.5 inches shy of
tying the all-time record of 17.6 inches set in 1977-1978.

This snow event was unseasonably late in the year. The last time an
inch or more fell at dfw later than March 20th was when 2 inches
fell on March 29th in 1937.

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Dallas/Fort Worth - snowiest seasons

   1 17.6 1977-78
   2 17.1 2009-10*
   3 15.3 1963-64
   4 13.5 1923-24
   5 10.4 1976-77
   6 9.5 1909-10
   7 9.2 1916-17
   8 8.8 1947-48
   9 8.1 1937-38
10 7.3 1965-66
        7.3 1941-42
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