Areas of light snowfall will continue to fall for areas along and north of Interstate 20 through 9 PM CDT. A heavier band of snow was located near an Arlington to Gainesville line at 9 PM CDT. This heavier band of snow was moving east southeast at 15 mph. This snow band will continue to affect the metroplex over the next hour to hour and a half. Within this heavier band of snow...visibilities are likely to drop to a half mile or less. Northwest winds will also continue to hold at 15 to 20 mph gusting to 30 mph which will further reduce visibilities and make for hazardous travel within this band of snow. For the remainder of North Texas...winds will remain out of the northwest at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.
Forecast for McLennan
Updated: 10:13 PM CDT on March 20, 2010
Rest of Tonight
Mostly cloudy. Breezy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. Windy. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
... Freezing temperatures likely tonight across much of North Texas...
A potent upper level storm system will continue to move over North Texas tonight bringing unseasonably cold Canadian air into the region in its wake. Low temperatures across North Texas by Sunday morning are expected to fall to freezing or just below. Areas west of Interstate 35 will likely see lows in the upper 20s. Areas along and north of Interstate 20... including the metroplex... will see lows dip to near 30 degrees. Areas east of Interstate 35 and south of Interstate 20 will see lows dip to right around freezing or possibly hold a degree or two above. These temperatures may cause damage to sensitive vegetation across North Texas. Residents are encouraged to take actions immediately to protect these plants as temperatures late this evening had already reached freezing at a few locations. Temperatures are expected to climb above freezing quickly Sunday after sunrise.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 4:41 PM CDT on March 20, 2010
... Cisco NOAA all hazards weather radio back on the air...
The Cisco NOAA all hazards weather radio... wng-636 operating at a frequency of 162.500 megahertz is back on the air. We apologize for any inconvenience the outage may have caused.