Cullen, LA Hazardous Weather Outlook

Cullen, Louisiana

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1145 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010
Expiration: 1145 AM CDT MON MAR 22 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST LOUISIANA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AS AN
UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION. MANY LOCATIONS
HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED BETWEEN A TRACE AND 2 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR
THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...AS TEMPERATURES WARM...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL...IF ANY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IF
ANY SHOULD ONLY OCCUR MAINLY ON ELEVATED AND GRASSY SURFACES.
HOWEVER...PATCHY ICE MAY DEVELOP ON SOME BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND
SECONDARY ROADS THIS EVENING AS THE TEMPERATURES FALL BACK BELOW
FREEZING.

ALONG WITH SNOWFALL...WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
MUCH OF THE DAY AS A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT PERSISTS IN THE WAKE
OF A SURFACE LOW. WIND SPEEDS OF AROUND 20 MILES PER HOUR WITH
GUSTS TO 30 MILES PER HOUR WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.