Light snowfall will continue to occur through the morning hours east of a Bonham to Athens line. Up to 1/2 of an inch of additional accumulation is possible. Strong northwest winds will increase during the rest of the overnight hours...with gusts to near 40 mph expected by afternoon.
Forecast for Freestone
Updated: 1:05 PM CDT on March 21, 2010
Wind Advisory in effect until 6 PM CDT this evening...
This Afternoon
Mostly sunny. Windy. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Wednesday Night
Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s.
Thursday
Cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers and perhaps an isolated thunderstorm. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the upper 40s.
... 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 Report
Statement as of 08:57 am CDT on March 21, 2010
... 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.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 11:37 am CDT on March 21, 2010
... 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.