• Posted on Tuesday, December 29, 2009
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Snow makes a return call on North Texas

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For the second time in six days, North Texans are dealing with snow, which began in Dallas-Fort Worth around 3 p.m. Tuesday but wasn't expected to create the same problems as the Christmas Eve storm.

Snow was reported in north Fort Worth, Denton and at DFW Airport at 5 p.m., and the temperature had hit the freezing mark. Light snow was reported in most other Tarrant County cities, with temperatures hovering between 33 and 34 degrees.

A winter weather advisory remains in effect until 9 a.m. Wednesday, which means rain, snow or a combination of both may cause travel difficulties, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth.

Visibility was limited in some areas, but forecasters were not predicting widespread problems with icing on the roads.

“We’re finally seeing snow moving into the immediate Metroplex and, at times, producing visibility of a half-mile to a quarter-mile,” National Weather Service meteorologist Jennifer Dunn said about 3:30 p.m.

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