In addition to freezing fog, there is a high likelihood of black ice on roads overnight into Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
Let’s face it. A lot of newcomers in Fort Worth (looking at you, Californians) aren’t sure how to handle Texas snow. Here’s a few things you need to know.
The National Weather Service is sticking by its guns in predicting snow coming to the Wichita Falls area from late Wednesday through Thursday.
While temperatures will warm up by mid-morning, refreezing remains a concern, particularly north of the Metroplex.
The winter storm warning in effect for North Texas has been downgraded to a winter weather advisory, according to the National Weather Service Fort Worth. Temperatures in the Fort Worth area remain around freezing, and the precipitation could cause a small amount of ice to accumulate bridges and overpasses.
About 2.6 inches of snow fell in the DFW airport area. Fort Worth is were the least amount of snow fell across the region, totaling just under 2 inches as of Friday morning. Trace amounts fell further south of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The most snow fell in Muenster, about 45 miles west of Sherman, totaling 8 inches.
Even if snowfall amounts exceed the forecast this week, it will still be hard to top Dallas-Fort Worth's greatest snowfall on record.
DALLAS — The prospect of snow brings both excitement and, particularly since the February 2021 winter storm that left millions of Texans in the dark, anxiety in North Texas. Snow began falling Thursday morning across North Texas with between 2 and 4 inches of snow and sleet expected in the DFW area.
Another blast of winter weather is expected in parts of the U.S. in the coming days, including bone-chilling wind in the Northern Plains and unusual snow and ice in the Gulf Coast area.
Preparations are underway as an arctic blast dives into the nation's interior and southern regions and pushes a snowstorm into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast that will be followed by lethal cold.
Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) told Newsweek: "ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch from January 20-23 due to predicted extreme cold weather across the ERCOT region, higher electrical demand, and the potential for lower reserves. Winter precipitation is also expected across parts of the state.