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998 FLUS44 KAMA 281206 HWOAMA TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 600 AM CST THU JAN 28 2010 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-282200- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 600 AM CST THU JAN 28 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... ...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO LIFT OUT OF MEXICO TODAY AND MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION IN THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL START OUT AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW. ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE CAN EXCEED A HALF AN INCH. THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE WILL START OUT AS ALL SNOW. PRECIPITATION IN THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATER THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES WITH SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLY SEEING ACCUMULATIONS OVER A FOOT. IN ADDITION...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ACROSS ALL OF THE PANHANDLES WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN TEMPORARY WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. SPOTTERS AND COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW SNOW MEASURING AND REPORTING PROCEDURES...AND TO BE READY TO RELAY TIMELY SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO. $$ CLK