Situational Report for Inclement Weather February 8, 2011

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE in NORMAN for the following Texas Counties: HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-ARCHER- 
CLAY- 
1039 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING 
TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... 
* MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY. 
* ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES. MUCH HIGHER DRIFTS ARE LIKELY. 
* OTHER IMPACTS: DANGEROUS COLD. MINIMUM WIND CHILL -5 TO -15. 
  SOME RAIN AND SLEET IS POSSIBLE BEFORE A TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW. 
  AS TEMPERATURES FALL OVERNIGHT...THIS COULD LEAD TO A THIN LAYER 
  OF ICE UNDER THE SNOW...MAKING ROADS AND SIDEWALKS EVEN MORE 
  HAZARDOUS. 

STATE OF TEXAS 
The Governor has approved the activation of eight Texas Military Forces (TMF) high profile 
vehicles and personnel to support rescue of potential stranded motorists for the Wichita Falls 
area.  These are requested through the DPS and coordinated with the State RLO.   

PUBLIC UTILITIES 
EXTRA GENERATION RESERVED FOR NEXT FEW DAYS 
“In anticipation of this severe cold weather, Electric Reliability Council Of Texas, will procure additional generation capacity for real-time operations to help maintain reliable delivery of power during this extreme weather event over the next few days,” Tripp Doggett, CEO ERCOT.   
  
Wednesday’s peak demand is currently projected to be more than 54,000 MW between 8-9 p.m. , and more than 58,000 – which would be a new winter record – between 7-8 a.m. on Thursday.  The current winter peak demand record is 56,334 MW which occurred Feb. 3, between 7 and 8 a.m. 
  
The grid continues to have about 2,700 MW of generation capacity unavailable because of unplanned or forced outages. 
  
“Although we have no immediate concerns for the possibility of rotating outages tomorrow morning, ERCOT will be monitoring the grid closely because additional unexpected major losses of generation could force operators and utilities to begin emergency procedures to avoid an uncontrolled statewide blackout,” Doggett said.  “Rotating outages are ordered only as a last resort to ensure the security of the statewide transmission grid. “ 
If you have any questions regarding this information or you need a State resource, please contact me.   

John Henderson 
Emergency Preparedness Coordinator 
City of Wichita Falls