Full Notification

...Another Round of Winter Weather Possible for the Texas Lakes into Central Louisiana... Another round of wintry precipitation is expected to affect the area starting late tonight and persisting through Thursday morning. Locations across the Texas lakes region and Central Louisiana will see areas of freezing rain develop after midnight tonight, with rain continuing and increasing in intensity on Wednesday, before easing and eventually ending Thursday morning. Temperatures are currently expected to climb above freezing for a short time period Wednesday afternoon in this area, but are expected to fall below again Wednesday night. New ice accumulations of between 0.10 and 0.30 inch are expected.

* WHAT...Significant icing expected. Total ice accumulations of up to one quarter of an inch.

* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Louisiana and southeast Texas.

* WHEN...From 5 AM Wednesday to noon CST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. The cold wind chills as low as 10 above zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

* AFFECTED AREAS: RAPIDES ... AVOYELLES ... NORTHERN JASPER ... NORTHERN NEWTON ... VERNON ... TYLER

Instructions:

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. Prepare for possible power outages. In Louisiana, call 511 for road information. In Texas, visit www.drivetexas.org for road information.