Press Release - 12/4/2013 - Weekend severe weather
Lee Woodward
From:Kristin Edwards
Sent:Wednesday, December 04, 2013 4:57 PM
Subject:Weather advisory for Thursday, November 5 through weekend - press release
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Kristin Edwards, TRMC
Deputy City Secretary
The City of Huntsville and Walker County Offices of Emergency Management would like to ask all residents to stay
mindful of potential inclement weather beginning tomorrow, December 5, and continuing through the weekend.
According to Lance Wood, a Science Operations Officer with the National Weather Service, a strong cold front will be
moving through southeast Texas tomorrow with much colder temperatures during the following days.
“There will be a good chance of rain across the southeast Texas area from Thursday night through Friday,” Wood said
Wednesday afternoon. “The rain will likely become more intermittent and light by Friday evening, but when combined
with temperatures falling to below freezing across northwest areas, this could produce some ice accumulation,
especially on bridges and elevated structures.
“There is the potential of additional icing occurring on Saturday and into Sunday morning across these same areas, and
we will be looking closer at this possibility tomorrow when we will have more confidence on the weekend precipitation
pattern and amounts.”
Huntsville Police Department Lt. Jim Barnes emphasized caution on the part of all drivers, especially those planning to
take part in local events scheduled for Saturday.
“Any time there is ice on the roadway, you always want to allow yourself more time to reach your destination, and you
want to try to drive a few miles per hour slower than under normal circumstances,” he said. “We will provide updated
weather information as soon as it is available.”
For more information, contact City of Huntsville EMC John Waldo at (936) 291-5945 or Walker County EMC Butch Davis
at (936) 435-2400.
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