North Texas Winter Storm Update: Freezing Rain, Sleet, Snow, and Dangerous Cold

Winter Storm Timeline and Precipitation Types

• ❄️ The winter storm is expected to impact North Texas from Friday afternoon through Monday, with precipitation beginning in northwestern counties and moving south.
• 🌧️ Initially, the area will experience rain, with a changeover to freezing rain, sleet, and snow beginning in northwestern counties by Friday evening and spreading south overnight.
• 🧊 By late Friday night into Saturday, freezing rain and sleet are anticipated, with a potential for ice accumulation of up to half an inch, leading to possible power outages.
• 🌨️ Snow is expected to become the dominant precipitation type early Sunday morning before tapering off, with accumulations of 3-5 inches near the Red River and 2+ inches in Fort Worth and Dallas.

Dangerous Cold and Temperature Forecast

• 🥶 Temperatures will fall below freezing for an extended period, potentially 7-9 hours, and may not rise above freezing even on Monday.
• 🌡️ Current temperatures are in the upper 40s to low 50s, but will fall into the 40s this afternoon, then below freezing overnight.
• 📉 Morning lows are forecast to be around 32°F on Saturday, dropping into the 20s on Sunday, and reaching a low of 7°F on Monday with single-digit or below-zero wind chills.
• 📈 Daytime highs will remain chilly, struggling to reach the 30s on Saturday and Sunday, and not getting above freezing on Monday, with a return to the 40s not expected until Tuesday.

Road Impacts and Travel Conditions

• 🚗 Significant impacts on roads are possible by Monday morning due to frigid temperatures and ice accumulation, as the precipitation will not melt quickly.
• ✈️ Airports, including DFW airport, are expected to be impacted by the winter weather.
• ⚠️ The entire North Texas region is under a Winter Storm Warning due to the combination of freezing rain, sleet, snow, and dangerous cold.