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Local Weather History For October 9th...
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1985 (9th-10th): "Would-be Noahs can put their tools away, unpair the critters and stow their arks this
weekend", so said the Lubbock Avalanche Journal after one of the best widespread rain events in West Texas in some time. The rains hit hard from the Panhandle to the Permian Basin, with lesser, but still substantial, amounts elsewhere. These rains were courtesy of the remnants of Pacific Hurricane Waldo interacting with a slow-moving cold front. The result was numerous instances of 6+ inch rainfall, but fortunately the rain was spread out over a two-day period thereby limiting the amount of flash flooding. Aerial flooding of playa lakes and several roads and streets was still observed and in many instances roads remained under water for several days. Some of the worst road flooding was from Highway 385 north of Seminole to Seagraves. Swollen playa lakes on the South Plains inundated nearby homes with ease resulting in complete losses of contents in some cases. Including heavy losses of crops (particularly cotton), total damages throughout West Texas exceeded $500M. |
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