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Back-to-Back Pacific Storms to Impact the West Coast; Heavy Snow in the Central Appalachians

Back-to-back powerful Pacific storm systems to impact the Pacific Northwest and northern California through the end of this week with heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow. A strong, long-duration atmospheric river will accompany the Pacific storms, bringing excessive rainfall and flash flooding to southwest Oregon and northwest California through the week. Read More >

Overview

An upper trough near the Four Corners region and the central and southern Rockies tracked south and east across the 
forecast area. A couple of short wave troughs moved southeast across the Panhandles Thursday night through Friday. These short wave
troughs combine with the moisture and cold air to bring periods of snow across the region from late Thursday afternoon through
Friday afternoon. Bands of light snow tracked east out of New Mexico and across the Panhandles.  The snow diminished Friday morning 
as drier air worked down from the north by the afternoon. 
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Freshly Fallen Snow at the NWS Amarillo Office Snow Flying at the NWS Amarillo Office Storm Total Snowfall

 

 

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
751 PM CST FRI JAN 06 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0411 AM     SNOW             PAMPA                   35.55N 100.96W
01/06/2017  M3.0 INCH        GRAY               TX   BROADCAST MEDIA 

            KGRO RADIO STATION IN PAMPA 

0600 AM     SNOW             BEAVER                  36.81N 100.53W
01/06/2017  M1.8 INCH        BEAVER             OK   CO-OP OBSERVER  

0600 AM     SNOW             1 WSW BUSHLAND          35.19N 102.08W
01/06/2017  M3.7 INCH        POTTER             TX   CO-OP OBSERVER  

0600 AM     SNOW             CANYON                  34.98N 101.93W
01/06/2017  M2.0 INCH        RANDALL            TX   CO-OP OBSERVER  

0600 AM     SNOW             DALHART                 36.06N 102.52W
01/06/2017  M3.0 INCH        DALLAM             TX   CO-OP OBSERVER  

0600 AM     SNOW             1 NE GRUVER             36.26N 101.41W
01/06/2017  M2.0 INCH        HANSFORD           TX   CO-OP OBSERVER  

0600 AM     SNOW             4 WSW LAKE MCCLELLAN    35.19N 100.93W
01/06/2017  M1.5 INCH        GRAY               TX   CO-OP OBSERVER  

0600 AM     SNOW             1 NW PAMPA              35.55N 100.97W
01/06/2017  M3.4 INCH        GRAY               TX   CO-OP OBSERVER  

0600 AM     SNOW             1 W SANFORD             35.70N 101.55W
01/06/2017  M2.0 INCH        HUTCHINSON         TX   CO-OP OBSERVER  

0600 AM     SNOW             SHAMROCK                35.22N 100.25W
01/06/2017  M3.0 INCH        WHEELER            TX   CO-OP OBSERVER  

0600 AM     SNOW             3 NW VEGA               35.28N 102.46W
01/06/2017  M4.0 INCH        OLDHAM             TX   CO-OP OBSERVER  

0627 AM     SNOW             2 WSW BORGER            35.65N 101.43W
01/06/2017  M3.5 INCH        HUTCHINSON         TX   CO-OP OBSERVER  

            OFFICIAL BORGER SNOWFALL OBSERVER - ROADS ARE 
            SNOWPACKED BUT PASSABLE 

0656 AM     SNOW             BORGER                  35.66N 101.40W
01/06/2017  M3.3 INCH        HUTCHINSON         TX   EMERGENCY MNGR  

0700 AM     SNOW             CANYON                  34.98N 101.92W
01/06/2017  M3.3 INCH        RANDALL            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE    

0747 AM     SNOW             1 W BOISE CITY          36.73N 102.53W
01/06/2017  M5.0 INCH        CIMARRON           OK   EMERGENCY MNGR  

0753 AM     SNOW             1 E BORGER              35.66N 101.39W
01/06/2017  M2.0 INCH        HUTCHINSON         TX   PUBLIC          

0754 AM     SNOW             PAMPA                   35.55N 100.96W
01/06/2017  M3.0 INCH        GRAY               TX   PUBLIC          

0758 AM     SNOW             6 NW TIMBERCREEK CANYON 35.12N 101.89W
01/06/2017  M2.9 INCH        RANDALL            TX   PUBLIC          

0759 AM     SNOW             2 WNW CANYON            34.99N 101.95W
01/06/2017  M3.3 INCH        RANDALL            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE    

0759 AM     SNOW             CHANNING                35.68N 102.33W
01/06/2017  M2.8 INCH        HARTLEY            TX   PUBLIC          

0806 AM     SNOW             DAWN                    34.91N 102.20W
01/06/2017  M2.0 INCH        DEAF SMITH         TX   PUBLIC          

0808 AM     SNOW             CANADIAN                35.91N 100.38W
01/06/2017  M4.0 INCH        HEMPHILL           TX   PUBLIC          

0811 AM     SNOW             1 NNW LAKE TANGLEWOOD   35.07N 101.79W
01/06/2017  M3.0 INCH        RANDALL            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE    

0812 AM     SNOW             FRITCH                  35.64N 101.60W
01/06/2017  M3.5 INCH        HUTCHINSON         TX   PUBLIC          

0823 AM     SNOW             STRATFORD               36.34N 102.07W
01/06/2017  M2.6 INCH        SHERMAN            TX   COCORAHS        

0831 AM     SNOW             HEREFORD                34.82N 102.40W
01/06/2017  E2.0 INCH        DEAF SMITH         TX   EMERGENCY MNGR  

0832 AM     SNOW             10 ENE HEREFORD         34.88N 102.23W
01/06/2017  M2.0 INCH        DEAF SMITH         TX   PUBLIC          

0845 AM     SNOW             4 N DUMAS               35.92N 101.97W
01/06/2017  M1.5 INCH        MOORE              TX   PUBLIC          

0849 AM     SNOW             7 SW AMARILLO           35.13N 101.90W
01/06/2017  M3.5 INCH        RANDALL            TX   PUBLIC          

0850 AM     SNOW             4 NNW TIMBERCREEK CANYO 35.11N 101.84W
01/06/2017  M2.8 INCH        RANDALL            TX   PUBLIC          

0853 AM     SNOW             VEGA                    35.25N 102.43W
01/06/2017  M3.0 INCH        OLDHAM             TX   EMERGENCY MNGR  

0856 AM     SNOW             BORGER                  35.66N 101.40W
01/06/2017  M4.0 INCH        HUTCHINSON         TX   PUBLIC          

0900 AM     SNOW             GUYMON                  36.69N 101.48W
01/06/2017  M5.2 INCH        TEXAS              OK   BROADCAST MEDIA 

            REPORT FROM KGYN. 

0900 AM     SNOW             WOLF CREEK PARK         36.21N 100.65W
01/06/2017  M3.2 INCH        OCHILTREE          TX   PUBLIC          

0902 AM     SNOW             DALHART                 36.06N 102.52W
01/06/2017  M2.0 INCH        HARTLEY            TX   PUBLIC          

0905 AM     SNOW             FRITCH                  35.64N 101.60W
01/06/2017  M4.3 INCH        HUTCHINSON         TX   PUBLIC          

0905 AM     SNOW             MIAMI                   35.69N 100.64W
01/06/2017  M3.9 INCH        ROBERTS            TX   PUBLIC          

0911 AM     SNOW             7 ENE AMARILLO          35.23N 101.71W
01/06/2017  M3.7 INCH        POTTER             TX   NWS OFFICE      

            STORM TOTAL 

0929 AM     SNOW             4 SSW AMARILLO          35.14N 101.86W
01/06/2017  M3.5 INCH        RANDALL            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE    

0933 AM     SNOW             CANYON                  34.98N 101.92W
01/06/2017  M2.5 INCH        RANDALL            TX   PUBLIC          

0936 AM     SNOW             6 NNW AMARILLO          35.28N 101.86W
01/06/2017  E3.0 INCH        POTTER             TX   BROADCAST MEDIA 

0937 AM     SNOW             6 NNW AMARILLO          35.28N 101.86W
01/06/2017  M3.0 INCH        POTTER             TX   BROADCAST MEDIA 

0944 AM     SNOW             ADRIAN                  35.28N 102.66W
01/06/2017  M5.0 INCH        OLDHAM             TX   PUBLIC          

1000 AM     SNOW             1 N ADAMS               36.76N 101.08W
01/06/2017  E3.0 INCH        TEXAS              OK   PUBLIC          

1000 AM     SNOW             3 ESE CANYON            34.97N 101.87W
01/06/2017  M3.3 INCH        RANDALL            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE    

1008 AM     SNOW             5 SW AMARILLO           35.15N 101.87W
01/06/2017  M3.3 INCH        RANDALL            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE    

1015 AM     SNOW             ADAMS                   36.75N 101.08W
01/06/2017  M3.0 INCH        TEXAS              OK   PUBLIC          

1016 AM     SNOW             10 S MCLEAN             35.09N 100.60W
01/06/2017  M3.0 INCH        DONLEY             TX   PUBLIC          

1020 AM     SNOW             KEYES                   36.81N 102.25W
01/06/2017  M5.3 INCH        CIMARRON           OK   PUBLIC          

1025 AM     SNOW             WHEELER                 35.44N 100.28W
01/06/2017  E3.5 INCH        WHEELER            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR  

1032 AM     SNOW             TIMBERCREEK CANYON      35.05N 101.82W
01/06/2017  M4.2 INCH        RANDALL            TX   PUBLIC          

1044 AM     SNOW             TEXLINE                 36.38N 103.02W
01/06/2017  M2.2 INCH        DALLAM             TX   CO-OP OBSERVER  

1100 AM     SNOW             ALLISON                 35.61N 100.10W
01/06/2017  M3.0 INCH        WHEELER            TX   PUBLIC          

1103 AM     SNOW             3 N TURPIN              36.91N 100.88W
01/06/2017  E3.2 INCH        BEAVER             OK   EMERGENCY MNGR  

1106 AM     SNOW             BEAVER                  36.81N 100.52W
01/06/2017  E2.5 INCH        BEAVER             OK   EMERGENCY MNGR  

1127 AM     SNOW             WELLINGTON              34.85N 100.21W
01/06/2017  M4.0 INCH        COLLINGSWORTH      TX   PUBLIC          

1222 PM     SNOW             TEXHOMA                 36.49N 101.81W
01/06/2017  M3.0 INCH        SHERMAN            TX   PUBLIC          

0100 PM     SNOW             PERRYTON                36.39N 100.80W
01/06/2017  M4.0 INCH        OCHILTREE          TX   PUBLIC          

            STORM TOTAL 

0605 PM     SNOW             LIPSCOMB                36.23N 100.27W
01/06/2017  E2.8 INCH        LIPSCOMB           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

0632 PM     SNOW             7 N KENTON              36.99N 102.97W
01/06/2017  E5.0 INCH        CIMARRON           OK   TRAINED SPOTTER