Holiday Travel Could be Obstructed by Cold, Windy North Texas Storm

Holiday travelers may be in for a hard time today. More snow may in fact fall, Even admitting temperatures will abatement beneath freezing by noon. With snow accessible and top apprehension in the anticipation — and gusts up to 45 mph — it won’t yield abundant snow to could could cause travel headaches.

“Considering it’s Christmas Eve, we’re assured a cogent appulse on Christmas travel,” said Dennis Cavanaugh, a astrologer with the National Acclimate Service.

Accumulations could ambit from a half-inch to an inch, mostly in areas west and northwest of the Metroplex.

More snow may in fact fall, but it will cook because the clay is still mild afterwards Wednesday’s 70-degree weather.

Even admitting temperatures will abatement beneath freezing by noon, forecasters aren’t admiration a adventurous of icy alley altitude at that time. But they attention that artery overpasses could become a botheration by this afternoon.

As of backward Wednesday, forecasters had placed Parker, Wise and Denton counties beneath a winter storm admonishing and the blow of the Metroplex beneath a winter acclimate advising starting at 9 a.m. today.

Those headed arctic to Oklahoma or against Wichita Falls or Lubbock could accept austere biking problems.

“As you go to the north-northwest, the snow will be greater and acceptable could could cause added problems,” Cavanaugh said. “The arrangement is uncharacteristically able and this aforementioned arrangement is searching to actualize actual high-impact problems, possibly even blast altitude as far arctic as the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes area.”

On Christmas morning, it will feel like winter, with a low about 25 and apprehension gusting up to 25 mph. Highs will be in the low 40s.

The mild acclimate we saw Wednesday isn’t advancing back, but forecasters adumbrate a top of 50 on Sunday.

East Texas storms

Storms hit East Texas on Wednesday, damaging homes, businesses and vehicles. No injuries accept been reported. The Longview News-Journal appear that badge bankrupt a artery because of a gas leak. Sheet metal and insulation were broadcast about U.S. 80 and crews formed to bright collapsed trees. Southwestern Electric Ability Co. said some 1,150 barter were afterwards ability Wednesday evening. Downed ability curve led admiral to abutting a amplitude of Loop 281. FedEx Freight administrator Barry Rhodes said he and added workers ran for awning afterwards he saw a 20- to 30-foot-wide carry cloud.