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WWUS44 KBRO 202000
WSWBRO
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
200 PM CST THU FEB 20 2025
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/O.NEW.KBRO.WW.Y.0002.250221T0500Z-250221T1800Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HEBBRONVILLE, FALFURRIAS, AND ZAPATA
200 PM CST THU FEB 20 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...A GLAZE TO A FEW HUNDREDTH OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN IS
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...BROOKS, JIM HOGG, AND ZAPATA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD
IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE BY
MID TO LATE MORNING ENDING THE FREEZING RAIN THREAT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL
KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO
REDUCE YOUR RISK OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. GLOVES, A SCARF, AND A
HAT WILL KEEP YOU FROM LOSING YOUR BODY HEAT.
BE PREPARED FOR LOCALLY SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS
TAKEN ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE
ICY AND SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
KATZ
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