NWS Lubbock 2011 Snow Cold Event

Tropical Depression in the Gulf; Severe Thunderstorms Monday

Tropical Depression Two is expected to gradually strengthen and could bring tropical storm conditions to the Florida Panhandle beginning late Monday. Areas of flash flooding will be possible through Thursday along the eastern and central Gulf Coast. Severe thunderstorms will develop and move along a cold front crossing the Upper Midwest Monday, and through the Ohio Valley/Mid-Atlantic on Tuesday. Read More >

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... ...WINTER STORM BRINGS ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION... A WINTER STORM TRACKED THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...BRINGING BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE AREA. GENERALLY...BETWEEN TWO TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW FELL ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PANHANDLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF FOUR TO FIVE INCHES ALONG A NARROW BAND IN NORTHERN PARMER AND SWISHER COUNTIES. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS...A TRACE TO ONE INCH OF SNOWFALL WAS OBSERVED...WITH PERHAPS A FEW LOCALIZED AREAS THAT HAD SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE FOLLOWING LIST OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS REPRESENT SOME OF THE HIGHEST OBSERVED TOTALS. THE DATA IS PROVIDED FROM NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVER SITES...NWS STORM SPOTTERS...AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. ...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR FEBRUARY 8TH-9TH... HAPPY.............5 INCHES DIMMITT...........3 INCHES FRIONA............3 INCHES TULIA.............3 INCHES VIGO PARK.........3 INCHES CHILDRESS.........2 INCHES FARWELL...........2 INCHES PLAINVIEW.........2 INCHES SILVERTON.........2 INCHES TURKEY............2 INCHES FLOYDADA..........1 INCH HART..............1 INCH MATADOR...........1 INCH MULESHOE..........1 INCH PADUCAH...........1 INCH ROARING SPRINGS...1 INCH LUBBOCK AIRPORT...TRACE