Winter storm is underway in far west Texas and headed further in to Texas! El Paso is seeing rare snowfall in the lower elevations, ranging from 3″ so far up to a foot in the higher elevations! A quick look at the radar shows this may also be convective snowfall, so there could be some thundersnow as well.
Farther east across southeast New Mexico, the Texas South Plains and the Permian Basin, winter storm warnings have been hoisted along and west of a line from about Levelland, TX to Ft. Stockton, Texas, with a Winter Storm Watch in place for about 60 miles east of that line.
Conditions in this area will begin to deteriorate over the next several hours, with precipitation most likely starting as rain or sleet, and changing over to snow late tonight or early Tuesday morning. By late Tuesday the area should be blanketed with snow, with accumulations maximized in the Seminole/Hobbs area and points south and west of there, 4 inches or more expected.
I’m preparing to go out and cover this event for media, and I may be out as early as pre-dawn tomorrow, and then on and off throughout the day. Chase vehicle is geared up and ready for some snow chasing! Once I get out, I’ll have the LIVE ChaseCam up and rolling as well. It may be hit and miss depending on the event, so checking in with my Twitter or Facebook page will get you the most up to date information on when it will be live.
Tags: snow, winter weather