Winter Weather Advisory in Effect for Today

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Lubbock and the rest of the South Plains for today. Lubbock is expected to get 1"-3" of snow, along with the accumulation of some ice.

For those who are driving today, extra caution will be needed on the road, with the snow and ice.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1123 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012

PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-
FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-
YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MEMPHIS...TURKEY...CHILDRESS...
MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...
MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH...MORTON...LEVELLAND...
LUBBOCK...SLATON...WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON...RALLS...DICKENS...
SPUR...GUTHRIE...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...
ODONNELL...POST...JAYTON...ASPERMONT
1123 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO
6 AM CST MONDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY MORNING NEAR THE TEXAS
  AND NEW MEXICO STATE LINE AND SPREAD EAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE
  TIMING FOR HEAVIEST SNOWFALL APPEARS TO BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR
  EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO A SLEET...FREEZING
  RAIN AND SNOW MIX BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST.
  PRECIPITATION WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL
  BE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED THREE INCH ACCUMULATIONS. ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES
  WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS WHERE THE HEAVIEST WINTRY
  PRECIPITATION WILL ACCUMULATE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.