645  
FNUS74 KFWD 231356  
FWSFWD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SC OEM 012326...STEPHENS COUNTY OEM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX  
756 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 CST ON JANUARY 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON  
CST SUNDAY...  
...EXTREME COLD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO NOON CST  
MONDAY...  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN/DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING  
WITH COVERAGE OF PRECIPITATION INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE  
DAY. AREAS NEAR THE RED RIVER AND THE NORTHWESTERN COUNTIES WILL  
LIKELY SEE THE TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON  
OR EARLY EVENING. FOR THIS LOCATION, THERE'S A POTENTIAL THE  
TRANSITION COULD OCCUR BY EARLY EVENING (AFTER 6 PM) THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. FREEZING RAIN WILL BE THE MAIN PRECIPITATION TYPE  
INITIALLY, BUT A SMALL AMOUNT OF ELEVATED INSTABILITY WILL BE  
PRESENT, WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN POCKETS OF SLEET AT TIMES.  
ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RESULT IN THE ONSET OF TRAVEL IMPACTS  
SHORTLY AFTER THE WINTRY MIX BEGINS, WITH BRIDGES/OVERPASSES BEING  
THE FIRST TO BE COMPROMISED. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON SURFACE ROADS  
WILL TAKE A BIT LONGER COMPARED TO BRIDGES/OVERPASSES, BUT WE WILL  
LIKELY START TO SEE IMPACTS TO ALL ROADWAYS AS TEMPERATURES FALL  
INTO THE MID 20S BY SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY, TREE DAMAGE  
AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES WILL BEGIN TO OCCUR AS ICE ACCUMULATES  
ON TREES AND POWER LINES.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 17 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........94 92 93 95 93 92 97 96 97 97  
WEATHER COV.....SCH LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............47 50 50 51 52 50 49 47 44 42  
RH..............100 96 96 93 86 86 80 79 79 79  
SURFACE WND DIR.E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
SURFACE WND SPD.6 8 10 12 12 14 14 15 17 17  
SURFACE WND GST.13 14 16 17 20 21 22 24 25 26  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN  
THE EVENING. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THROUGH  
THE NIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........97 97 98 98 98 97 97 98 98 96 98 98  
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW FZR FZR FZR FZR FZR FZR FZR FZR FZR  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............37 35 33 31 29 27 25 25 24 24 23 22  
RH..............85 89 92 92 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100  
SURFACE WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N  
SURFACE WND SPD.16 16 15 14 14 13 10 12 12 13 13 13  
SURFACE WND GST.25 25 24 22 21 20 20 18 20 21 21 22  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). LIGHT SLEET AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21.  
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........97 96 95 93 93 92 92 93 93 94 94 94  
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....SLT SLT SLT SLT SLT SLT SLT SLT SLT SLT SLT SLT  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............22 21 20 19 20 20 21 21 20 20 19 19  
RH..............100 88 92 100 92 92 84 81 81 77 77 74  
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
SURFACE WND SPD.13 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 14 14 14 14  
SURFACE WND GST.22 22 21 20 20 20 21 21 22 22 22 21  
 
 
FORECASTER...SANCHEZ  
REQUESTED BY...C DAVID LEONARD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
.TAG 2600947.0/FWD  
.DELDT 01/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL EMERGENCYMGMT@STEPHENSCOUNTYTX.GOV  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab TX Page
Main Text Page