SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 952 AM CST WED NOV 3 2004 TXZ021>024-027>031-033>037-039>042-031700- BAILEY-BRISCOE-CASTRO-COCHRAN-CROSBY-DICKENS-FLOYD-GARZA-HALE- HOCKLEY-LAMB-LUBBOCK-LYNN-MOTLEY-PARMER-SWISHER-TERRY-YOAKUM- 952 AM CST WED NOV 3 2004 ...FIRST BIG SNOWS OF THE YEAR ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS AND EXTREME SOUTHERN PANHANDLE... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS FINALLY MOVING OUT OF THE SOUTH PLAINS REGION BUT WAS STILL CAUSING SOME RAIN ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF THE LOW ROLLING PLAINS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OCCURRED LAST NIGHT WITH LOCATIONS NEAR THE CAPROCK RECEIVING ANYWHERE FROM A TRACE TO 3 INCHES. STORM TOTALS FOR LOCATIONS ON THE CAPROCK VARIED GREATLY. LOCATIONS UNDER THE CONVECTIVE BANDS RECEIVED ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 15 INCHES. ELSEWHERE 3 TO 10 INCHES WAS REPORTED. AT LUBBOCK THIS IS THE 5TH TIME SINCE 1911 THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED SNOWFALL GREATER THAN 4 INCHES THIS EARLY IN THE YEAR. WARM GROUNDS AND THE HIGH WATER CONTENT OF THE SNOWFALL HAS ALLOWED SNOW DEPTHS TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. ESTIMATES ACROSS THE COUNTIES AS OF 9 AM INDICATED IN INCHES: CASTRO COUNTY (DIMMITT).....3-8 BAILEY COUNTY (MULESHOE)....1-5 SWISHER COUNTY (TULIA)......6-8 LAMB COUNTY (LITTLEFIELD)...8-11 HOCKLEY COUNTY (LEVELLAND)..4-5 COCHRAN COUNTY (MORTON).....7-9 PARMER COUNTY (FARWELL).....TRACE-4 HALE COUNTY (PLAINVIEW).....3-5 LYNN COUNTY (TAHOKA)........1-5 BRISCOE COUNTY (SILVERTON)..1-2 LUBBOCK COUNTY (LUBBOCK)....3-5 YOAKUM COUNTY (PLAINS)......TRACE-5 TERRY COUNTY (BROWNFIELD)...TRACE-3 CROSBY COUNTY (CROSBYTON)...3-4 FLOYD COUNTY (FLOYDADA).....2-3 FULL SUNSHINE IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO ALL OF WEST TEXAS BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH MUCH OF THE REMAINING SNOW MELTING.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 229 PM CST TUE NOV 2 2004 TXZ021>024-027>030-033>036-039>042-022130- BAILEY-BRISCOE-CASTRO-COCHRAN-CROSBY-FLOYD-GARZA-HALE-HOCKLEY-LAMB- LUBBOCK-LYNN-PARMER-SWISHER-TERRY-YOAKUM- 229 PM CST TUE NOV 2 2004 ...SNOWS CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PANHANDLE... THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE YEAR CONTINUES TO FALL ON THE SOUTH PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE UPPER LOW THAT HAS BROUGHT THE HEAVY SNOW TO WEST TEXAS CONTINUES ITS VERY SLOW MOVEMENT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH PLAINS. THE HEAVY CONVECTIVE BANDS OF SNOW HAVE GRADUALLY DECREASED LEAVING LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW ON THE CAPROCK. MANY ROADWAYS ACROSS PARMER...CASTRO... SWISHER...BRISCOE...BAILEY...LAMB...HALE...COCHRAN AND HOCKLEY COUNTIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS SNOW PACKED AND IMPASSABLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. ELSEWHERE ROADWAYS HAVE VARIED FROM SLUSHY TO SNOW PACKED. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY THROUGH THE EVENING ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATIONS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW COLLECTING ON TREES COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE ALSO LED TO POWER INTERRUPTIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH PLAINS. THE WINDS ARE ALSO CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW. A FEW LOCATIONS WERE REPORTING VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THE WIND IS ALSO MAKING IT FEEL MUCH COLDER WITH WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES FROM THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND CURRENT CONDITIONS AS OF 2 PM... CASTRO COUNTY....12-13 INCHES...4-8 FOOT DRIFTS..LIGHT SNOW BAILEY COUNTY....10-12 INCHES...3-6 FOOT DRIFTS...LIGHT SNOW SWISHER COUNTY...4-12 INCHES...4-5 FOOT DRIFTS...LIGHT SNOW LAMB COUNTY......9+ INCHES...3-4 FOOT DRIFTS...LIGHT SNOW HOCKLEY COUNTY...6-8 INCHES...3-5 FOOT DRIFTS...LIGHT SNOW COCHRAN COUNTY...6-7 INCHES...3-6 FOOT DRIFTS PARMER COUNTY....6 INCHES...LIGHT SNOW HALE COUNTY......5-6 INCHES...3-6 FOOT DRIFTS...LIGHT SNOW LYNN COUNTY......5-6 INCHES...LIGHT SNOW BRISCOE COUNTY...4-5 INCHES...3-7 FOOT DRIFTS...LIGHT SNOW LUBBOCK COUNTY...2-4 INCHES...2-3 FOOT DRIFTS...LIGHT SNOW YOAKUM COUNTY....2-3 INCHES...LIGHT SNOW TERRY COUNTY.....2-3 INCHES...LIGHT SNOW CROSBY COUNTY....TRACE...LIGHT SNOW FLOYD COUNTY.....TRACE...LIGHT SNOW ADDITIONAL LIGHT AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. ======================================================================== SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 906 AM CST TUE NOV 2 2004 TXZ021>024-027>030-033>036-039>042-021600- BAILEY-BRISCOE-CASTRO-COCHRAN-CROSBY-FLOYD-GARZA-HALE-HOCKLEY-LAMB- LUBBOCK-LYNN-PARMER-SWISHER-TERRY-YOAKUM- 906 AM CST TUE NOV 2 2004 ...FIRST SNOW OF THE YEAR FALLS ON THE CAPROCK... THE FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE YEAR BEGAN TO FALL SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY CONVECTIVE SNOW BANDS HAVE SET UP AS EACH PIECE OF ENERGY HAS ROTATED AROUND AN UPPER LOW THAT IS LOCATED JUST TO THE SOUTHWEST OF LUBBOCK. MANY ROADWAYS ACROSS CASTRO...SWISHER... BAILEY AND LAMB COUNTIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS SNOW PACKED AND NEARLY IMPASSABLE. ELSEWHERE ROADWAYS HAVE VARIED FROM SLUSHY TO SNOW PACKED. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY THIS MORNING ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATIONS. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. A FEW LOCATIONS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST SOUTH PLAINS WERE REPORTING VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THE WIND IS ALSO MAKING IT FEEL MUCH COLDER WITH WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES FROM NEAR 9 TO THE LOWER 20S. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AS OF 8 AM... CASTRO COUNTY....8-10 INCHES...STILL SNOWING LAMB COUNTY......5-6 INCHES...HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING SWISHER COUNTY...4-5+ INCHES...HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING PARMER COUNTY....4 INCHES...STILL SNOWING HALE COUNTY......3-4 INCHES...STILL SNOWING BAILEY COUNTY....3+ INCHES...STILL SNOWING BRISCOE COUNTY...2-4 INCHES...HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING HOCKLEY COUNTY...2-3 INCHES...HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING LUBBOCK COUNTY...1-2+ INCHES...HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING CROSBY COUNTY....2 INCHES...STILL SNOWING COCHRAN COUNTY...2 INCHES...LIGHT SNOW YOAKUM COUNTY....1 INCH...STILL SNOWING TERRY COUNTY.....1 INCH...STILL SNOWING LYNN COUNTY......1 INCH...STILL SNOWING. FLOYD COUNTY.....1/2 INCH...STILL SNOWING GARZA COUNTY.....RAIN/SLEET MIX ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. LOCALIZED AREAS MAY SEE ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES. ======================================================================== SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 910 PM CST SUN OCT 31 2004 TXZ021>044-011100- BAILEY-BRISCOE-CASTRO-CHILDRESS-COCHRAN-COTTLE-CROSBY-DICKENS-FLOYD- GARZA-HALE-HALL-HOCKLEY-KENT-KING-LAMB-LUBBOCK-LYNN-MOTLEY-PARMER- STONEWALL-SWISHER-TERRY-YOAKUM- 910 PM CST SUN OCT 31 2004 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON TO BEAR DOWN ON WEST TEXAS... ...MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND A HARD FREEZE APPEARS LIKELY ON THE CAPROCK TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM THAT IS MOVING SOUTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT TRACKS SOUTH INTO NEW MEXICO MONDAY MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL BEGIN MOVING SOUTH ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN PANHANDLE MONDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS LATE MONDAY. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...DROPPING WIND CHILL VALUES INTO THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S BY LATE MONDAY. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH...LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN PANHANDLE AND NORTHWEST SOUTH PLAINS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS RAIN MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW OVER THIS AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT...WITH A CHANGEOVER POSSIBLE LATER FARTHER SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL SOUTH PLAINS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF HEAVY SNOW FOR PARTS OF THE AREA BETWEEN 6 PM MONDAY...AND 6 AM TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH PLAINS. WHILE THE STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA...THERE ARE SEVERAL FACTORS WHICH ARE UNCERTAIN ABOUT THE POTENTIAL SNOWFALL...INCLUDING VERY WARM SOIL TEMPERATURES...AND LINGERING UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE EXACT TRACK AND TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM. DUE TO THESE UNCERTAINTIES... AND BECAUSE OF THE WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ONE INCH OR LESS ACROSS THE AREA. THEREFORE...A WINTER STORM WATCH WILL NOT BE ISSUED AT THIS TIME BUT MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TONIGHT OR ON MONDAY IF CURRENT TRENDS CONTINUE. IN ADDITION...NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHWEST PANHANDLE AND NORTHWEST SOUTH PLAINS TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO STAY ABOVE FREEZING FOR LOCATIONS FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST. IT APPEARS NOW THAT THE COLDEST MORNING WILL BE WEDNESDAY MORNING AS SKIES CLEAR AND WINDS DIMINISH. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR 30 OVER ALL AREAS ON THE CAPROCK...WITH LOWER TO MID 30S IN THE ROLLING PLAINS. RESIDENTS OF WEST TEXAS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION TONIGHT AND MONDAY...AND BE PREPARED FOR MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND WINTER PRECIPITATION LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ======================================================================== SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 910 PM CST SUN OCT 31 2004 TXZ021>044-011100- BAILEY-BRISCOE-CASTRO-CHILDRESS-COCHRAN-COTTLE-CROSBY-DICKENS-FLOYD- GARZA-HALE-HALL-HOCKLEY-KENT-KING-LAMB-LUBBOCK-LYNN-MOTLEY-PARMER- STONEWALL-SWISHER-TERRY-YOAKUM- 910 PM CST SUN OCT 31 2004 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON TO BEAR DOWN ON WEST TEXAS... ...MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND A HARD FREEZE APPEARS LIKELY ON THE CAPROCK TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM THAT IS MOVING SOUTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT TRACKS SOUTH INTO NEW MEXICO MONDAY MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL BEGIN MOVING SOUTH ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN PANHANDLE MONDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS LATE MONDAY. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...DROPPING WIND CHILL VALUES INTO THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S BY LATE MONDAY. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH...LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN PANHANDLE AND NORTHWEST SOUTH PLAINS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS RAIN MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW OVER THIS AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT...WITH A CHANGEOVER POSSIBLE LATER FARTHER SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL SOUTH PLAINS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF HEAVY SNOW FOR PARTS OF THE AREA BETWEEN 6 PM MONDAY...AND 6 AM TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH PLAINS. WHILE THE STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA...THERE ARE SEVERAL FACTORS WHICH ARE UNCERTAIN ABOUT THE POTENTIAL SNOWFALL...INCLUDING VERY WARM SOIL TEMPERATURES...AND LINGERING UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE EXACT TRACK AND TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM. DUE TO THESE UNCERTAINTIES... AND BECAUSE OF THE WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ONE INCH OR LESS ACROSS THE AREA. THEREFORE...A WINTER STORM WATCH WILL NOT BE ISSUED AT THIS TIME BUT MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TONIGHT OR ON MONDAY IF CURRENT TRENDS CONTINUE. IN ADDITION...NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHWEST PANHANDLE AND NORTHWEST SOUTH PLAINS TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO STAY ABOVE FREEZING FOR LOCATIONS FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST. IT APPEARS NOW THAT THE COLDEST MORNING WILL BE WEDNESDAY MORNING AS SKIES CLEAR AND WINDS DIMINISH. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR 30 OVER ALL AREAS ON THE CAPROCK...WITH LOWER TO MID 30S IN THE ROLLING PLAINS. RESIDENTS OF WEST TEXAS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION TONIGHT AND MONDAY...AND BE PREPARED FOR MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND WINTER PRECIPITATION LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.
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