[Bryn-gwlad] * * Ice Storm Warning * *

[Thomas]

Greetings all,

I've just read the following announcement for Wichita Falls and surrounding areas. 
My ride has cancelled and it may be wise for others to do so.   

                                Thomas



URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
944 AM CST FRI JAN 12 2007

...MAJOR ICE STORM UNDERWAY...

.ARCTIC AIR...GULF MOISTURE...AND A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM
WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE TREACHEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. FREEZING DRIZZLE AND
RAIN HAS ALREADY BEGUN THIS MORNING ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA.
PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND
CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND ICING OF TREES AND POWER
LINES WHICH COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. SLEET MAY ALSO MIX WITH
THE FREEZING RAIN IN SOME AREAS. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO END SUNDAY.

...ICE STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

FREEZING RAIN SHOWERS... MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES... WILL
CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER TO
HALF AN INCH WILL BE LIKELY BY THIS EVENING.

PERIODS OF HEAVIER PRECIPITATION... MAINLY IN THE FORM OF
FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TOTAL ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF A HALF INCH TO ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE
SUNDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED
POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES. THIS MAY RESULT IN EXTENDED
POWER OUTAGES IN SOME AREAS.

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN
CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY
LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO
THE DANGER.