NWS Lubbock Local Weather Events

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
838 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
..RECORD RAINFALL IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: 

AS OF 800 AM THE OFFICIAL RAINFALL AMOUNT AT LUBBOCK PRESTON
SMITH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 7.80 INCHES. THIS AMOUNT SETS THE
ALL-TIME 24-HOUR RAINFALL RECORD. THE CALENDAR DAY TOTAL FOR
SEPTEMBER 11TH WAS 7.46 WHICH BROKE THE ALL-TIME CALENDAR DAY
RECORD. THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR DAY RECORD WAS 5.70 INCHES WHICH
OCCURRED ON JUNE 1 1967. THE PREVIOUS 24-HOUR RAINFALL RECORD WAS
5.82 INCHES WHICH OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 18-19 1983. ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS
TODAY. FURTHER FLOODING OF ROADWAYS...POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING
AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

LUBBOCK AIRPORT (LUBBOCK COUNTY)........7.80 INCHES
WOODROW (LUBBOCK COUNTY)................7.75 INCHES
NORTHFIELD MESONET (MOTLEY COUNTY)......7.67 INCHES
WFO LUBBOCK (LUBBOCK COUNTY)............7.49 INCHES
MATADOR (MOTLEY COUNTY).................7.32 INCHES
ROARING SPRINGS MESONET (MOTLEY COUNTY).6.87 INCHES
RALLS MESONET (CROSBY COUNTY)...........6.60 INCHES
CHILDRESS AIRPORT (CHILDRESS COUNTY)....5.77 INCHES
LUBBOCK MESONET (TTU) (LUBBOCK COUNTY)..5.55 INCHES
MEMPHIS (HALL COUNTY)...................5.46 INCHES
WOLFFORTH MESONET (LUBBOCK COUNTY)......4.83 INCHES


TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PHONE NUMBERS:
TEXAS HIGHWAYS: 800-452-9292
LUBBOCK: 806-747-4491
CHILDRESS: 940-937-2548
NEW MEXICO: 800-432-4269

RAINFALL TOTALS COURTESY TEXAS TECH MESONET AND NWS
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