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WWUS54 KAMA 202204
SQWAMA
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
404 PM CST MON JAN 20 2025
TXC117-375-202213-
/O.CAN.KAMA.SQ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-250120T2230Z/
DEAF SMITH TX-POTTER TX-
404 PM CST MON JAN 20 2025
...THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DEAF SMITH AND SOUTHERN
POTTER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SNOW SQUALL THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENEDAND MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3500 10217 3503 10217 3518 10169 3518 10163
3521 10162 3538 10109 3510 10088 3480 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 340DEG 19KT 3525 10099 3493 10216
TXC011-065-129-179-381-202230-
/O.CON.KAMA.SQ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-250120T2230Z/
ARMSTRONG TX-RANDALL TX-CARSON TX-GRAY TX-DONLEY TX-
404 PM CST MON JAN 20 2025
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CST FOR
NORTHERN ARMSTRONG...CENTRAL RANDALL...SOUTHERN CARSON...SOUTHWESTERN
GRAY AND NORTHWESTERN DONLEY COUNTIES...
AT 403 PM CST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF GROOM TO NEAR DAWN, MOVING SOUTH
AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW. GUSTY WINDS LEADING TO
BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY RAPIDLY FALLING TO LESS THAN
ONE-QUARTER MILE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR AND WEBCAMS.
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WITHIN MINUTES.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 27 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 98 AND 116.
INTERSTATE 40 NEAR MILE MARKER 83, AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 86 AND
122.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AMARILLO, CANYON, CLAUDE, LAKE TANGLEWOOD, GROOM, MESCALERO PARK,
WASHBURN, UMBARGER, PALO DURO CANYON, GOODNIGHT, AND TIMBERCREEK
CANYON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REDUCE SPEED AND TURN ON HEADLIGHTS! DURING SNOW SQUALLS, THE
VISIBILITY MAY SUDDENLY DROP TO NEAR ZERO IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
CONSIDER AVOIDING OR DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE SNOW SQUALL PASSES
YOUR LOCATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA
TIME. RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS MAY LEAD
TO ACCIDENTS.
LAT...LON 3500 10217 3503 10217 3518 10169 3518 10163
3521 10162 3538 10109 3510 10088 3480 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 340DEG 19KT 3525 10099 3493 10216
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
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