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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1139 AM CST THU FEB 4 2010



...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...

A STRONG WINTER STORM MOVED ACROSS WEST TEXAS ON THURSDAY
RESULTING IN MAINLY HEAVY ACCUMULATION OF RAIN...WITH HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS REPORTED IN THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. LIGHT
DRIZZLE TO LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS BEGAN IN THE EARLY MORNING AS THE
STORM SYSTEM MOVED INTO THE AREAS. THEN BY MIDDAY THE SOUTHWESTERN
PANHANDLE BEGAN TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. THE CHANGE OVER FOR THE
SOUTH PLAINS WAS SLIGHTLY MORE GRADUAL...WITH SOME BACK AND FORTH
INTO THE EVENING HOURS.


SNOW TOTALS FOR THE FEB 3 STORM.
LOCATION-------------- SNOWFALL IN INCHES
DIMMITT --------------------7.0
FRIONA--------------------- 5.0
FLOYDADA -------------------1.5
HART----------------------- 5.0
LITTLEFIELD ----------------1.0
LUBBOCK-------------------- TRACE
MORTON ---------------------1.2
MULESHOE------------------- 3.0
PLAINVIEW ------------------3.1
SILVERTON------------------ 4.0
TURKEY ---------------------2.0
VIGO PARK------------------ 4.0