Massive Cold Surge for TX
Posted by JAC on 1/30/2011, 10:44 am
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
400 AM CST SUN JAN 30 2011

TXZ248>257-301800-
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS...
SARITA...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR...
MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...
PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...
LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
400 AM CST SUN JAN 30 2011

...MASSIVE COLD AIR SURGE EXPECTED THIS WEEK...

A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE...CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER SOUTH-
CENTRAL CANADA...WILL RAPIDLY PLUNGE THROUGH THE CENTRAL UNITED
STATES AND INTO TEXAS DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. VERY COLD AND DRY
AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO POUR
INTO DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS A COLD
FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY FROM WEST TO EAST.

HIGH TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL ONLY REACH THE LOW
TO MID 40S DUE TO THE MASSIVE SURGE OF COLD AIR WITH PARTLY TO
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERHEAD. LOW TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
MORNING WILL RANGE FROM THE LOW TO MID 20S WITHIN ZAPATA...JIM
HOGG...BROOKS...AND KENEDY COUNTY...AND IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S
WITHIN STARR...HIDALGO...WILLACY...AND CAMERON COUNTY. THE ENTIRE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...WILL LIKELY BE
UNDER A FREEZE WARNING OR HARD FREEZE WARNING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
MORNING DUE TO THE EXPECTED INCREDIBLY COLD TEMPERATURES DURING
THOSE TIMES.

RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER
SITUATION TODAY THROUGH MONDAY...AND ARE ADVISED TO DEVELOP PLANS
TO PROTECT PEOPLE...PLANTS...PETS...AND PIPES FROM THE FREEZING
TEMPERATURES LATER THIS WEEK.

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