Winter storm warning in effect for parts of North Texas as storm settles in
NORTH TEXAS – North Texas is bracing for a mix of snow and sleet.
A winter storm warning went into effect Thursday morning and continues until 12 p.m. Friday. The warning includes Denton, Collin, Dallas and Tarrant counties. Several North Texas school districts have closed for the day Thursday and Friday due to the forecasted storm.
How much snow is Dallas-Fort Worth supposed to get?
Many areas along Hwy 380 and north have already reported 5-6 inches with more on the way.
Snowfall totals are expected to range from 6 to over 8 inches near the Red River; in Grayson County, 7 inches of snow was reported. Along and north of the I-20 corridor including the metroplex, 2 to 5 inches; 2 inches between US 84 and I-20, and little or none in the southern counties.
More sleet, rain and snow will move across North Texas Thursday evening.
The rain-to-snow transition line stretches from Hamilton to Granbury to North Fort Worth to McKinney and continues moving east.
The back edge of the snow is moving faster than the rain-to-snow line, meaning the window for snow is narrowing across North Texas Thursday night; however, the transition is still expected to occur with at least a few hours of snowfall for most locations along and north of I-20, including the metroplex.
The wintery precipitation should begin to wind down late overnight. Light snow could persist near the I-35 corridor Friday morning.
According to our First Alert Weather Team, the worst travel impacts will happen overnight into Friday morning. Wet roads will freeze overnight into Friday morning when temperatures drop below freezing.
Temperatures will likely rise above freezing between 9 and 10 a.m.; however, wind chills will stay in the 20s all day Friday. Driving conditions will begin to improve in DFW around late morning/midday.
After the window of more drivable conditions in the afternoon, conditions become hazardous again Friday night into Saturday morning, as any water left on the roads will freeze.