In The Vortex

Tag: snow

  • Southern Plains Late March Winter Storm

    Yet another major winter storm has taken aim on the lower end of the Great Plains this weekend, hopefully this will be our last one and spring will fully kick in!

    This one is promising some impressive snow totals, as much as 8″ in Oklahoma, perhaps even more!  This could be crippling for the Oklahoma City metro area.

    Already Winter Storm Watches and Warnings as well as Winter Storm Advisories are up across all of Northwest Texas, the eastern half of New Mexico, and most of Oklahoma and Kansas!

    Light snow is already falling in some locations and blizzard conditions will exist in some places.  Some locations will most likely set new records for total winter snowfall during this event!

    Below are images from the National Weather Service Forecast Offices in Lubbock and Amarillo, TX as well as Norman, OK depicting the current forecast totals.

    Now is the time to take your winter weather preparations and safety precautions.

  • 01/28/10 West Texas Winter Storm

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    The first winter storm for the southern plains this year is now in progress in West Texas and Oklahoma.  Some interesting weather at my location this morning as I was awakened at sunrise by house rattling thunder and heavy rain.  This changed over to heavy sleet pretty quickly and now we are going back and forth between sleet and heavy snow.  I am located in the pink band in the NWS graphic above.

    Many many accidents reported across the South Plains and Texas Panhandle, and some cities already without power.   Roads are very dangerous today. Do not travel unless you have to.  Many schools are closing early across the area today.

    I have set up a stationary live camera here in Brownfield, which is about 35 miles southwest of Lubbock, TX.  I’ll also be providing updates throughout the day on Twitter.

    Some helpful links to help you get through your day.

    Area closings:

    http://www.kcbd.com/global/Story.asp?s=1641829

    Road Conditions:

    http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lub/?n=roadconditions