From Staff Reports
The chances that East Texas will see some sort of winter precipitation Thursday and Friday are increasing, according to the National Weather Service in Shreveport.
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The greatest potential for heavy snow will be northwest of Interstate 30. A wintry mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain is more likely southeast of I-30, especially along the I-20 corridor, Nuttall said.
Temperatures are expected to continue to dip into the teens and 20s throughout the week.
During his briefing, Nuttall cautioned against trying to predict exact timing and accumulation totals, saying the forecast was still too uncertain and depends on where the freezing line ends up. The NWS is estimating precipitation to begin as early as before sunrise Thursday in far western/northwestern Oklahoma and then spread south and east through Friday.
Nuttall said most likely impacts from snow should be felt north of I-30, and then a mix of freezing rain, snow and sleet elsewhere in the region.
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Nuttall noted that temperatures would rise during the day on Thursday and Friday, with temps expected to be in the 30s on Thursday and rise above freezing Friday.
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