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(CBSDFW.COM) – There is a winter storm in North Texas.
Heavy, drifting snow entered the DFW Metroplex from the west in the late afternoon.
Some important points to make:
1). This is the heaviest snow in the Metroplex in 11 years. At least four inches of snow is expected, maybe more.
2). Temperatures have dropped throughout the day, until the early teens by the time the heavy snow fell. Powerful north winds create chills below zero.
3). For the first time ever, there is a wind chill warning in North Texas. Dangerously cold windy temperatures are expected tonight and Tuesday.
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4). Another snow storm is expected on Tuesday and Wednesday. It could cause a round of dangerous cherry for our southern counties.
The heavy snowfall and low visibility are expected to last all evening. There will be another round later on Sunday evening, and this second round will focus on our southeastern and eastern provinces. Road conditions remain treacherous and will be Monday all night and most of the day.
We broke cold records for Valentine’s Day; the coldest temperature ever recorded on February 14 in our 123-year weather history and also the coldest day. More records are expected to fall in the coming days, some of which are over a hundred years old.
The coldest air in more than three decades begins to move into North Texas on Sunday evening. On Tuesday morning we expect a minimum of zero degrees at DFW. This is the coldest night we’ve had in more than three decades.
Many houses in fast-growing Metroplex are not that old yet. If your home is under the age of 32, for the next two nights you will find out if your exterior wall pipes are sufficiently insulated.
A second storm is expected to arrive late on Tuesday and last all Wednesday. This could produce another two to four inches (or more) of snow for the Metroplex. It could also become a significant ice storm for our southern counties, from Hill County to Henderson County and the south.
Please keep up to date with this storm. The ice storm capabilities associated with this event can be extremely dangerous.
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Temperatures are expected to remain below freezing until mid-day Friday. This means that snow / ice will remain on many of the roads (especially secondary roads) for most of the week.