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Last Map Update: Fri, Jan. 27, 2023 at 8:24:49 am CST


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Shown here are preliminary storm total snowfall accumulations from Mon 1/23 through Wed 1/25. The heaviest snow fell across northern portions of the South Plains and Rolling Plains, with 11" observed in Matador and 9" observed near and north of Plainview. Most locations near Lubbock recorded 4" to 7", and areas across the southern Rolling Plains generally saw less than 2". Special thanks to our volunteer co-operative observers for their time and dedication!

Potential for winter weather returns early and mid next week with the passing of an Arctic front Sunday and an upper level system by mid-week. We are continuing to watch how cold the air gets to determine the precipitation type, amount of moisture present, and exact strength and timing of the upper level system mid-week. The potential for hazardous travel is possible, so stay tuned for the latest updates!

Temperatures behind an Arctic front Sunday will drop with a potential for below freezing high temperatures both Monday and Tuesday.

Milder temperatures are expected today as southwesterly breezes increase across the region. However, temperatures will be much cooler in areas where the snowpack still exists.

Temperatures will be several degrees warmer tonight thanks to a persistent southwesterly breeze.

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Location	Time (CST)	Weather	Vsby. (SM)	Temp. (ºF)	Dewpt. (ºF)	Hum. (%)	Wind (mph)	Wind Chill / Heat Index (ºF)	Pres. (in)
Lubbock TX	07:53	Mostly Clear	10	31	22	68	WSW 15	19 [WC]	30.14
Childress TX	07:53	Clear	10	29	23	78	WSW 12	18 [WC]	30.16
Plainview TX	07:55	Clear	10	23	18	80	WSW 10	12 [WC]	30.13
Hereford TX	07:50	Clear	10	20	17	85	SW 5	13 [WC]	30.11
Clovis NM	07:56	Clear	10	21	15	77	W 10	9 [WC]	30.11
Tucumcari NM	07:53	Clear	10	17	8	67	W 7	7 [WC]	30.05
Amarillo TX	07:53	Clear	10	19	15	84	WSW 9	7 [WC]	30.07
Dalhart TX	07:53	Clear	10	21	5	49	NW 9	10 [WC]	30.08
Pampa TX	07:55	Clear	10	27	22	80	W 9	17 [WC]	30.08
Altus OK	07:55	Clear	10	30	23	75	S 6	23 [WC]	30.18
Vernon TX	07:55	Clear	10	29	24	83	S 6	22 [WC]	30.20
Abilene TX	07:52	Clear	10	35	23	61	S 9	27 [WC]	30.24
Sweetwater TX	06:35	Clear	10	47	30	51	SSW 21	39 [WC]	29.76
Big Spring TX	07:55	Clear	10	28	21	74	S 10	18 [WC]	30.21
Midland TX	07:53	Clear	10	31	22	68	SW 10	22 [WC]	30.20
Hobbs NM	07:50	Clear	10	21	17	85	WSW 5	13 [WC]	30.18
Carlsbad NM	07:53	Clear	10	24	21	87	E 6	16 [WC]	30.17
Albuquerque NM	07:52	Clear	10	18	7	61	SSE 3	-	30.24
Dallas/Fort Worth TX	07:53	Mostly Clear	10	34	26	72	SSW 10	26 [WC]	30.26
Houston TX	07:53	Partly Cloudy	10	36	34	92	CALM	-	30.37
Austin TX	07:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	33	32	95	CALM	-	30.35

Local Weather History For January 27th...

2001 (27th-28th): A strong upper level low pressure system moved from California into the Southern Rockies on the 27th.
Cold air spread into West Texas ahead of this system and the stage was set for the development of wintry precipitation as
warm and moist air was drawn up over the shallow cold air that was in place in the lowest several thousand feet of the
atmosphere. The precipitation began as freezing rain early on the 27th and by late afternoon resulted in a heavy glaze on
exposed surfaces. The freezing rain changed to snow over the northwestern South Plains and extreme southwestern Panhandle
during the night as the cold air slowly deepened. This region received between four and eight inches of snow on top of the
one quarter inch of ice before the event ended early on the 28th. The freezing rain continued across the remainder of the
South Plains, extreme southern Panhandle, and Rolling Plains into the morning hours of the 28th. Between one quarter of an
inch and one inch of glaze accumulated on exposed surfaces over much of this region. The precipitation finally changed to
snow before it ended with one to three inches accumulating on top of the heavy glaze. Some brief power outages were
reported as heavy ice brought down power poles, power lines, and trees. Total damage to property was estimated at
$250,000.