Rice, Texas

Bands of precipitation will continue spiraling around a strong upper level storm system. The precipitation will increase in intensity and areal coverage as the system moves east across North Texas. Snow continues to fall in areas west of I-35...with a rain/snow mix along the I-35 corridor. The transition from rain to snow will occur across the remainder of North Texas as the afternoon progresses. By midday...as much as 3 inches of snow had fallen from Eastland to Olney. With wind gusts over 40 mph...the visibility has been reduced to under 1/4 mile with snow. Near blizzard conditions will be common within the Winter Storm Warning area...along and northwest of a line from Eastland...to Weatherford...to Sherman...where additional accumulations will be 2 to 4 inches this afternoon. Lighter amounts are expected to the southeast within the Winter Weather Advisory...but motorists should be aware of very strong winds reducing the visibility...even where significant snowfall does not occur. A light dusting of snow will be possible in central Texas...to the south of the Winter Weather Advisory.