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Severe Weather and Flash Flooding Threat in the Central U.S. This Weekend

Heavy rain and severe weather is forecast across the central and southern Plains this weekend. Large hail and strong winds will be the primary threats. A Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) for severe thunderstorms has been issued. Consecutive days of heavy rainfall may lead to flash flooding across Missouri and Oklahoma on Sunday. A Moderate Risk (Level 3 of 4) for excessive rainfall has been issued. Read More >

Overview

An upper level storm system brought an arctic air mass and moisture to the Panhandles February 2nd through the 4th. Flurries started Tuesday overnight into Wednesday morning with a narrow band of moderate snowfall setting up Wednesday morning from Vega to Pampa. The band slowly shifted northward and expanded in area through the day. Late Wednesday night there was a lull in the snowfall before more bands of enhanced snowfall developed Thursday morning, favoring the southern TX Panhandle. The upper level storm system moved eastward and allowed for precipitation to end by Thursday afternoon. Overall, the Panhandles generally received between 3 to 5 inches of snowfall. There were isolated areas of 6 to 8 inches with the highest total being 8 inches across portions of the eastern half of the Oklahoma Panhandle and north central Texas Panhandle. With the arctic air mass and snow, temperatures on Thursday remained very chilly with wind chills keeping the Panhandles feeling like 10 to 20 below zero in the morning and only warming up to near 0 by the afternoon before falling again Thursday night into Friday morning. Wind chills remained below freezing Friday morning, feeling like 15 to 25 below zero in some areas. Daytime temperatures Friday remained at or slightly above freezing through the day with sunny skies giving way to snow beginning to melt away.

 

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