PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1137 AM CST FRI JAN 29 2010
...SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATED ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS...
A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM MOVED ACROSS WEST TEXAS ON THURSDAY
RESULTING IN MAINLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND HEAVY
ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE. THE STORM QUICKLY SPREAD FROM SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO INTO WEST TEXAS DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THE PRECIPITATION
BEGAN AS RAIN SHOWER AS THE SYSTEM MOVED INTO THE AREA...THOUGH
SURFACE TEMPERATURES BEGAN TO FALL BELOW FREEZING SHORTLY AFTER
DAYBREAK RESULTING IN THE LIQUID FREEZING ON CONTACT WITH THE
GROUND AND TREES. FROM 10 AM TO 11 AM MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION IN
THE WEST HAD CHANGED OVER TO SLEET AND SNOW...THOUGH OFF THE
CAPROCK TEMPERATURES REMAINED SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING. THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL OCCURRED FROM MORTON TO LUBBOCK NORTHWARD.
THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF REPORTED SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
THAT OCCURRED ON THURSDAY COMPILED FROM AREA COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS.
LOCATION SNOWFALL ICE
BROWNFIELD 2 INCHES 0.25 INCHES
CROSBYTON 1 INCH MISSING
DIMMITT 5 INCHES 1 INCH
FLOYDADA 1 INCH MISSING
FRIONA 5 INCHES MISSING
GUTHRIE TRACE MISSING
JAYTON TRACE MISSING
LEVELLAND 3 INCHES 0.25 INCHES
LUBBOCK 3 INCHES 0.25 INCHES
MORTON 3 INCHES MISSING
MULESHOE 3 INCHES MISSING
PLAINS 1 INCH MISSING
PLAINVIEW 3 INCHES 0.50 INCH
PADUCAH TRACE 0.75 INCH
POST TRACE MISSING
SILVERTON 3 INCHES MISSING
SPUR TRACE MISSING
TAHOKA 1 INCH MISSING
TULIA 3 INCHES MISSING
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