NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
200 AM CST FRI FEB 4 2011

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO GRIP DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...

.ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO SPREAD INTO DEEP SOUTH TEXAS ON MODERATE
NORTH WINDS. THE STEADY SUPPLY OF COLD AIR WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES
BELOW FREEZING IN THE FORECAST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

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ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS...
SARITA...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR...
MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN
200 AM CST FRI FEB 4 2011

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST SATURDAY FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EXCEPT THE COASTAL
PORTIONS OF CAMERON AND WILLACY COUNTY. A HARD FREEZE WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR THIS AREA.

TODAY...LOW TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 22 AND 27 DEGREES THIS MORNING
WILL SLOWLY WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY NOON TODAY...AS A WINTRY MIX
OF PRECIPITATION COMES TO AN END...AND SKIES RAPIDLY CLEAR.

TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 22 AND 26 DEGREES AS
CLEAR SKIES AND RADIATIONAL COOLING MAINTAIN THE COLD WEATHER
PATTERN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS A POTENTIALLY DEVASTATING FREEZE IS
LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.  THIS MEANS AT LEAST
2 HOURS WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES...AND GENERALLY AT
LEAST 8 HOURS WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW 32.  SUCH CONDITIONS WILL
KILL TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD
DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION TO CROPS.

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