- Winter Storm Warning for Polk County, Texas
- Winter Storm Warning issued January 16 at 4:49PM CST until January 17 at 12:00AM CST by NWS
- Effective: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 4:49 p.m.
- Expires: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at midnight
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR
THE SOUTHERN 2/3RDS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
Latest radar trends show precipitation continuing mainly south of
a Brenham to Huntsville to Lufkin line this afternoon. There may
be some light precipitation through the evening north of this
line so a winter weather advisory is now in effect for the
College Station area over to Huntsville and Crockett. Travel
conditions on area roads, bridges and overpasses will continue to
be hazardous.
A winter storm warning continues for the southern two thirds of
Southeast Texas including the Houston metro area for ongoing
sleet and snow moving across the region. Pockets of sleet and
snow are also expected to move across the southern half of the
area from the west based on radar trends. Winter storm warning
will continue until this precipitation clears the area.
Precipitation will be ending from north to south from 6PM through
midnight tonight. Hazardous travel conditions on area roads,
overpasses and bridges will continue tonight.
There will also be hazardous wind chills falling into the teens
areawide by this afternoon through tonight into Wednesday
morning. A wind chill advisory and hard freeze warning are in
effect for all of Southeast Texas.
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Sleet and snow with light accumulations but these
additional accumulations will only add to the icy conditions
across the region. Most of this activity is ongoing across
Houston metro area and is expected to shift south along the
coast later this evening. Areas south of Houston could still
get some slightly higher sleet accumulation as the band of
precipitation shifts south this evening. A wind chill advisory
is also in effect for the whole area.
* WHERE...Mainly south of Conroe to La Grange including Houston
metro and the coast. Precipitation will be ending from north
to south across the area this evening.
* WHEN...Through this afternoon and evening.
* MAIN IMPACT...Hazardous travel conditions on roads, overpasses
and bridges.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Impacts of icing to elevated surfaces
such as bridges and overpasses. Road conditions will be
hazardous through the night. Low wind chill values tonight may
cause frost bite or hypothermia if outside without taking
precautions.