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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 422 AM CST Sat Jan 13 2018 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-132200- Montague-Cooke-Grayson-Fannin-Lamar-Young-Jack-Wise-Denton-Collin- Hunt-Delta-Hopkins-Stephens-Palo Pinto-Parker-Tarrant-Dallas- Rockwall-Kaufman-Van Zandt-Rains-Eastland-Erath-Hood-Somervell- Johnson-Ellis-Henderson-Comanche-Mills-Hamilton-Bosque-Hill- Navarro-Freestone-Anderson-Lampasas-Coryell-Bell-McLennan-Falls- Limestone-Leon-Milam-Robertson- Including the cities of Bowie, Nocona, Gainesville, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Paris, Graham, Olney, Jacksboro, Decatur, Bridgeport, Carrollton, Denton, Lewisville, Flower Mound, Plano, McKinney, Allen, Frisco, Greenville, Commerce, Cooper, Sulphur Springs, Breckenridge, Mineral Wells, Weatherford, Briar, Fort Worth, Arlington, Dallas, Rockwall, Heath, Terrell, Kaufman, Forney, Canton, Grand Saline, Wills Point, Van, Edgewood, Emory, East Tawakoni, Point, Cisco, Eastland, Ranger, Gorman, Stephenville, Dublin, Granbury, Oak Trail Shores, Glen Rose, Cleburne, Burleson, Waxahachie, Ennis, Midlothian, Athens, Gun Barrel City, Comanche, De Leon, Goldthwaite, Hamilton, Hico, Clifton, Meridian, Valley Mills, Hillsboro, Corsicana, Teague, Fairfield, Wortham, Palestine, Lampasas, Copperas Cove, Gatesville, Killeen, Temple, Fort Hood, Waco, Marlin, Mexia, Groesbeck, Buffalo, Centerville, Jewett, Normangee, Oakwood, Cameron, Rockdale, Hearne, Franklin, and Calvert 422 AM CST Sat Jan 13 2018 ...Wintry precipitation possible across North and Central Texas Monday night and Tuesday. Bitter cold expected Monday night through Wednesday night... * LOCATIONS IMPACTED...All of North and Central Texas. * TIMING...Monday evening from the Red River to Interstate 20, overnight Monday night into Tuesday morning along and south of Interstate 20. * ACCUMULATIONS...Specific amounts are uncertain, but at this time it looks like most areas will receive light accumulations with varying totals across the region. More information will become known later in the weekend as the system becomes better sampled by the upper air network. * IMPACTS...Travel may become hazardous Monday night into Tuesday. * TEMPERATURES...Bitter cold is expected behind the front with just about all areas seeing high temperatures remaining below freezing on Tuesday. Tuesday night/Wednesday morning lows will generally be in the 15 to 20 degree range. Wind chills in the teens to single digits are likely. The possibility of hazardous travel exists across North and Central Texas Monday night into Tuesday. In addition to planning for possible delays and alternate travel plans, preparations should also be made to protect the things most vulnerable during unseasonably cold weather. These include pets, pipes, plants and of course, people.