Snow blankets parts of Texas, emergency declared in Oklahoma nhregister.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nhregister.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ken Miller And Acacia Coronado
The City of Odessa is opening a temporary weather shelter at Ector College Prep Success Academy Gymnasium at 809 West Clements for those in need of a place during the winter storm Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Odessa, Texas. The shelter will be open from 5 p.m. Wednesday and remain open until noon on Friday. Food, bedding, showers and restrooms facilities will be available for those who are seeking shelter as well as 24-hour security onsite. The shelter will be following the CDC s guidelines for COVID-19 to ensure a safe environment. (Jacob Ford/Odessa American via AP) December 30, 2020 - 8:33 PM
A winter storm moving across Texas could dump more than a foot of snow before it spawns tornadoes in the state, as well as in Louisiana and Mississippi on New Year s Eve.
Jeremy Grams, a forecaster for the National Weather Services´ Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, said 12 to 18 inches of snow was possible west of the Pecos River in southwest Texas, with another 3 to 5 inches predicted for western Oklahoma by Thursday.
Tornadoes are possible as the cold air moving eastward with the storm collides with moisture and warmer temperatures from the Gulf of Mexico, Grams said.
Snow and ice is expected over a 1,500-mile-long stretch from Texas to the Great Lakes, with an entire year s worth of snow falling just before the end of 2020, Accuweather reports.
City of Odessa Incident Command opens temporary weather shelter
Those in need of shelter as the winter weather hits Odessa are welcome to visit the Ector College Prep Success Academy Gymnasium.
Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Author: NewsWest 9 Updated: 10:54 AM CST December 30, 2020
ODESSA, Texas The City of Odessa Incident Command team has teamed up with several organizations to open a temporary weather shelter Wednesday in anticipation of winter weather.
The Salvation Army, American Red Cross, ECISD and Ector County have assisted the Incident Command team in opening the shelter at the Ector College Prep Success Academy Gymnasium at 809 W. Clements.
People experiencing homelessness or those in need of a place to stay due to dangerous road conditions are welcome to stay at the shelter.