A major update to our weather report is we are now under an ice storm warning … looking at ice accumulation of .50 to 1 inch.

The following is Information on the expected severe winter weather event received by the Webster Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
Continue to see moderate to major threats to roadways and infrastructure around and north of I-20. There are a few changes and they are not for the better. The main takeaways are:

• Moderate chance of impacts to roadways and infrastructure have increased (50-80 percent chance) and major impacts (40-60 percent chance).
• The Winter Storm Watch was upgraded Thursday to a Winter Storm Warning from Friday evening through Sunday morning for I-20 and north.
• Upgraded to Major Risk for snow/ice/sleet for Sunday and Monday and added an Elevated Risk for Sunday due to impacts from prior accumulation continuing. 
• Monday will have temperatures and wind chills at zero or below.
Timing for transition to wintry precipitation has been moved to a little later Friday night into early • Saturday morning. Impacts to roadways and infrastructure should begin by mid-day Saturday into the afternoon.

The probability of our area seeing greater than 1inch of freezing rain is between 30-45 percent.
The expected accumulations have increased to between .87 inch and .97 inch of ice and snow has decreased to 1 inch expected accumulation through Sunday.
The accumulation for power lines has increased to between .33 inch and .4 inch near I-20.
Still expecting up to 80 hours of below freezing temperatures.

Impacts from the expected winter weather will be significant with roadways likely impassible, widespread power outages and extensive tree damages. Expected winds can exacerbate these impacts.