Winter weather is expected to enter the region with extreme cold and possible snow, sleet and freezing rain
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TEXAS – This Saturday supermarkets and hardware stores around Houston were packed with people looking to get supplies and equipment for the winter storm that has been forecast to hit the area this Sunday night, but it is actually the entire state that is is under alert.
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm for the Houston area since 14 from February at 3 pm and until Monday 15, at 6 pm, when winter weather is expected to enter the area with extreme cold and possible snow, sleet and freezing rain.
It’s not just the Houston area that is on alert. Local authorities in various municipalities around the state have issued their own adverse weather advisories.
The next week will live on in Texas history as one of our most active and coldest winter weather stretches in several decades.
We’ve got a very detailed forecast over on the Texas Weather Blog: https://t.co/MbYgp6smRU #txwx
– Texas Storm Chasers (@TxStormChasers) February 13, 2021
In the Austin and San Antonio area The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch for Kerr, Kendall, Real, Edwards, Bandera, Val Verde, Comal, Hays, and Gillespie counties.
This is due to the arrival of a “historic” winter storm that could leave between three and six inches of snow in the Hill Country area, north of San Antonio.
The storm will also bring winter precipitation in the form of freezing rain and sleet for other counties in central and southern Texas, including endo to Bexar.
In North Texas the authorities ask motorists from Fort Worth – Dallas not to hit the roads and this territory would be one of the most battered by the storm.
The Winter Storm Warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth. The notice covers all of North Texas, including the Metroplex.
It went into effect at 6 am Saturday 13 February and runs through Monday 15 February at 6 p.m. Snow accumulations of 3-6 inches will be possible in the region, with higher accumulations in some areas.
Freezing rain and sleet may appear lightly on Saturday, especially north of Highway I – 20, but it will be Sunday and Monday when the snow will reach more areas. Temperatures will be below 20 ° F.
