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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this winter storm warning at Nov 29, 2006, 10:17 PM CST for Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma; 20 counties in Texas. It was in force for 17 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2006, 10:17 PM CST (04:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2006, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
All 23 counties
Beaver County, OK, Cimarron County, OK, Texas County, OK, Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Collingsworth County, TX, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Donley County, TX, Gray County, TX, Hansford County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Hemphill County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Lipscomb County, TX, Moore County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Roberts County, TX, Sherman County, TX, Wheeler County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 11:00 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Hereford, TX | |
| Nov 29, 11:34 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 6 E Amarillo, TX | |
| Nov 29, 11:45 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Fritch, TX | ROAD CREW REPORTS 2-4 INCHES ON ROAD WITH DRIFTS 6-8 INCHES ON HIGHWAY 136 FROM FRITCH TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF FRITCH |
| Nov 30, 12:10 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Dumas, TX | VISIBILITIES EXTREMELY POOR...WITH SNOWPACKED ROADS. DRIFTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES |
| Nov 30, 12:25 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Vega, TX | 3 INCHES ON ROAD SURFACES |
| Nov 30, 1:16 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 6 Ene Amarillo, TX | DRIFTS TO 7-10 INCHES |
| Nov 30, 1:21 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Claude, TX | |
| Nov 30, 1:23 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Borger, TX | REPORTED 6 TO 8 INCH DRIFTS |
| Nov 30, 2:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 Wnw Texline, TX | |
| Nov 30, 2:12 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 6 Ene Amarillo, TX | |
| Nov 30, 2:13 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 8 Sw Amarillo, TX | |
| Nov 30, 2:24 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Pampa, TX | |
| Nov 30, 2:45 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Pantex, TX | |
| Nov 30, 4:44 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Dumas, TX | POOR VISIBILITIES WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW |
| Nov 30, 4:58 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Canadian, TX | |
| Nov 30, 5:01 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Wheeler, TX | |
| Nov 30, 5:06 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Wellington, TX | SLICK ROADS REPORTED |
| Nov 30, 5:20 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | 5 Ssw Amarillo, TX | |
| Nov 30, 5:30 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Guymon, OK | |
| Nov 30, 5:33 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Beaver, OK | |
| Nov 30, 5:45 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Lipscomb, TX | POOR ROAD CONDITIONS |
| Nov 30, 7:33 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 2 W Sanford, TX | ESTIMATED DRIFTS UP TO ONE AND A HALF FEET |
| Nov 30, 7:38 AM CST | SNOW 7 | 6 Ene Amarillo, TX | |
| Nov 30, 8:20 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Claude, TX | VISIBILITY AROUND 2 BLOCKS WITH BLOWING SNOW |
| Nov 30, 8:56 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Clarendon, TX | 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON GROUND. LIQUID EQUIV 0.14. |
| Nov 30, 9:31 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Vega, TX | |
| Nov 30, 9:34 AM CST | SNOW 7 | 6 Sw Amarillo, TX | |
| Nov 30, 9:35 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 2 Nw Canyon, TX | |
| Nov 30, 9:35 AM CST | SNOW 8.3 | 3 Sw Amarillo, TX | |
| Nov 30, 9:51 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Boys Ranch, TX | |
| Nov 30, 9:59 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Beaver, OK | |
| Nov 30, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Perryton, TX | |
| Nov 30, 10:01 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Hereford, TX | |
| Nov 30, 10:02 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Gruver, TX | |
| Nov 30, 10:28 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Boise City, OK | |
| Nov 30, 10:28 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Perryton, TX | MADE CALL TO KXDJ RADIO STATION IN PERRYTON |
| Nov 30, 10:29 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Miami, TX | |
| Nov 30, 10:33 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Dalhart, TX | |
| Nov 30, 10:37 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Hartley, TX | |
| Nov 30, 10:46 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Borger, TX | |
| Nov 30, 11:35 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Dumas, TX | |
| Nov 30, 11:49 AM CST | SNOW 7.2 | 6 Ene Amarillo, TX | |
| Nov 30, 11:49 AM CST | SNOW 7.2 | Amarillo, TX | |
| Nov 30, 11:58 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 17 Sw Gruver, TX | |
| Nov 30, 12:24 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Kenton, OK | |
| Nov 30, 12:34 PM CST | SNOW 6.5 | Claude, TX | |
| Nov 30, 12:36 PM CST | SNOW 6.5 | Claude, TX | |
| Nov 30, 12:47 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Masterson, TX | |
| Nov 30, 1:06 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Texline, TX | |
| Nov 30, 1:14 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 10 N Romero, TX | |
| Nov 30, 1:42 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Booker, TX | |
| Nov 30, 1:48 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Darrouzett, TX | |
| Nov 30, 1:49 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Lipscomb, TX | |
| Nov 30, 1:50 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Canadian, TX | |
| Nov 30, 1:51 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Wheeler, TX | |
| Nov 30, 1:52 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Shamrock, TX | |
| Nov 30, 2:05 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Wellington, TX | |
| Nov 30, 2:06 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Hedley, TX | |
| Nov 30, 2:08 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Hooker, OK | |
| Nov 30, 2:09 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Guymon, OK |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 66 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 837 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 103 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS44 KAMA 300417 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1017 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEEPEN ACROSS NEW MEXICO AS IT MOVES SLOWLY TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST. THIS HAS PLACED THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES IN A FAVORABLE LOCATION TO SEE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. EMBEDDED CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS IN THE SNOW BAND HAVE ALSO RESULTED IN OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF SLEET. INCREASING LIFT...CONTINUED STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE... AND HEAVIER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. AS A RESULT...THE SNOW ADVISORY IS BEING UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING ACROSS ALL BUT THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE WHERE A SNOW ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE. OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-301230- /O.UPG.KAMA.SN.Y.0001.061130T0600Z-061130T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.WS.W.0002.061130T0600Z-061130T2100Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT...MIAMI...CANADIAN 1017 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THURSDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE AND WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF SLEET WILL FALL WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER EMBEDDED AREAS OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION. A NORTHERLY WIND IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WILL ALSO RESULT IN PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. THROUGH 9 AM TOMORROW...WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED 8 INCH AMOUNTS. DRIFTS UP TO ONE FOOT COULD ALSO BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY AROUND BULIDINGS...TREES...AND OTHER OBSTACLES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW ON ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011>013-016>018-301230- /O.UPG.KAMA.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-061130T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.WS.W.0002.061130T0417Z-061130T1500Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...HEREFORD... CANYON...CLAUDE 1017 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OVER NEW MEXICO AND SLOWLY MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST. THIS HAS PLACED THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES UNDER A VERY FAVORABLE LOCATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SNOW BANDS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND OCCASIONAL SLEET ARE ALREADY OCCURRING IN A BAND RUNNING SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW BANDS DEVELOPING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. LOCAL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED UP TO TWO INCHES IN ONE HOUR AND CONTINUED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL FALL THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A STRONG NORTHERLY WIND WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BLOW IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE RESULTING IN PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. THROUGH 9 AM THURSDAY...WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED 8 INCH AMOUNTS. DRIFTS UP TO ONE FOOT COULD ALSO BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY AROUND BULIDINGS...TREES...AND OTHER OBSTACLES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW ON ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ TXZ014-015-019-020-301230- /O.CON.KAMA.SN.Y.0001.061130T0600Z-061130T2100Z/ GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER... CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 1017 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THURSDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE SNOW WILL INTENSIFY AND SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS44 KAMA 300430 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1029 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEEPEN ACROSS NEW MEXICO AS IT MOVES SLOWLY TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST. THIS HAS PLACED THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES IN A FAVORABLE LOCATION TO SEE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. EMBEDDED CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS IN THE SNOW BAND HAVE ALSO RESULTED IN OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF SLEET. INCREASING LIFT...CONTINUED STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE... AND HEAVIER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. AS A RESULT...THE SNOW ADVISORY IS BEING UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING ACROSS ALL BUT THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE WHERE A SNOW ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE. OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-301245- /O.UPG.KAMA.SN.Y.0001.061130T0600Z-061130T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.WS.W.0002.061130T0600Z-061130T2100Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT...MIAMI...CANADIAN 1029 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THURSDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE AND WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF SLEET WILL FALL WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER EMBEDDED AREAS OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION. A NORTHERLY WIND IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WILL ALSO RESULT IN PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. THROUGH 9 AM TOMORROW...WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED 8 INCH AMOUNTS. DRIFTS UP TO ONE FOOT COULD ALSO BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY AROUND BULIDINGS...TREES...AND OTHER OBSTACLES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW ON ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011>013-016>018-301245- /O.UPG.KAMA.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-061130T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.WS.W.0002.061130T0429Z-061130T1500Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...HEREFORD... CANYON...CLAUDE 1029 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OVER NEW MEXICO AND SLOWLY MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST. THIS HAS PLACED THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES UNDER A VERY FAVORABLE LOCATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SNOW BANDS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND OCCASIONAL SLEET ARE ALREADY OCCURRING IN A BAND RUNNING SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW BANDS DEVELOPING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. LOCAL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED UP TO TWO INCHES IN ONE HOUR AND CONTINUED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL FALL THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A STRONG NORTHERLY WIND WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BLOW IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE RESULTING IN PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. THROUGH 9 AM THURSDAY...WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED 8 INCH AMOUNTS. DRIFTS UP TO ONE FOOT COULD ALSO BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY AROUND BULIDINGS...TREES...AND OTHER OBSTACLES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW ON ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ TXZ014-015-019-020-301245- /O.CON.KAMA.SN.Y.0001.061130T0600Z-061130T2100Z/ GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER... CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 1029 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THURSDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE SNOW WILL INTENSIFY AND SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS44 KAMA 300752 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 152 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEEPEN ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO AS IT MOVES SLOWLY TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST. THIS HAS PLACED THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES IN A FAVORABLE LOCATION TO SEE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. INCREASING LIFT...CONTINUED STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE... AND HEAVIER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. AS A RESULT...THE SNOW ADVISORY IS BEING UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. TXZ014-015-019-020-301500- /O.UPG.KAMA.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-061130T2100Z/ /O.EXA.KAMA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061130T2100Z/ GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER... CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 152 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL... OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF SLEET WILL FALL WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER EMBEDDED AREAS OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION. A NORTHERLY WIND IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WILL ALSO RESULT IN PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. THROUGH 3 PM...WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED 8 INCH AMOUNTS. DRIFTS OF ONE TO TWO FEET COULD ALSO BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY AROUND BULIDINGS...TREES...AND OTHER OBSTACLES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-301500- /O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061130T2100Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT...MIAMI...CANADIAN 152 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL... OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF SLEET WILL FALL WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER EMBEDDED AREAS OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION. A NORTHERLY WIND IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WILL ALSO RESULT IN PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. THROUGH 3 PM...WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED 8 INCH AMOUNTS. DRIFTS OF ONE TO TWO FEET COULD ALSO BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY AROUND BULIDINGS...TREES...AND OTHER OBSTACLES. ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW ON ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011>013-016>018-301500- /O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061130T1500Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...HEREFORD... CANYON...CLAUDE 152 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND IT IS SLOWLY MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST. THIS HAS PLACED THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES UNDER A VERY FAVORABLE LOCATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SNOW BANDS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND OCCASIONAL SLEET ARE ALREADY OCCURRING IN A BAND RUNNING SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW BANDS DEVELOPING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. LOCAL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED UP TO TWO INCHES IN ONE HOUR AND CONTINUED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL FALL THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A STRONG NORTHERLY WIND WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BLOW IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE RESULTING IN PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. THROUGH 9 AM THURSDAY...WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED 8 INCH AMOUNTS. DRIFTS OF ONE TO TWO FEET COULD ALSO BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY AROUND BULIDINGS...TREES...AND OTHER OBSTACLES. ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW ON ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ GOEHRING
000 WWUS44 KAMA 301132 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 532 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM MOVING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS OF TEXAS TODAY. THIS HAS PLACED THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES IN A FAVORABLE LOCATION FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. INCREASING LIFT...CONTINUED STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE...AND HEAVIER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-014-015-019-020-301800- /O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061130T2100Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PAMPA...SHAMROCK... WHEELER...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 532 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL... OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF SLEET WILL FALL WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER EMBEDDED AREAS OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION. A NORTHERLY WIND IN THE 20 TO 30 MILE AN HOUR RANGE WILL ALSO RESULT IN PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. THROUGH 3 PM...WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED 8 INCH AMOUNTS. DRIFTS OF ONE TO THREE FEET WILL BE COMMON ESPECIALLY AROUND BULIDINGS...TREES...AND OTHER OBSTACLES. ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW ON ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011>013-016>018-301500- /O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061130T1500Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...HEREFORD... CANYON...CLAUDE 532 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES THIS MORNING BEFORE ENDING BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID MORNING...BRINGING SNOWFALL TOTALS TO 2 TO 8 INCHES. THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY PULL AWAY FROM THE PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING AN END TO THE SNOW. A NORTHERLY WIND WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BLOW IN THE 15 TO 25 MILE AN HOUR RANGE RESULTING IN PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. DRIFTS OF ONE TO THREE FEET WILL BE COMMON ESPECIALLY AROUND BUILDINGS...TREES... AND OTHER OBSTACLES. ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW ON ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ GOEHRING
000 WWUS44 KAMA 301504 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 904 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM MOVING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS OF TEXAS TODAY. THIS HAS PLACED THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES IN A FAVORABLE LOCATION FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. INCREASING LIFT...CONTINUED STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE...AND HEAVIER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011>013-016>018-301615- /O.EXP.KAMA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061130T1500Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...HEREFORD... CANYON...CLAUDE 904 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL REMAIN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. $$ OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-014-015-019-020-302100- /O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061130T2100Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PAMPA...SHAMROCK... WHEELER...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 904 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL... OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF SLEET WILL FALL WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER EMBEDDED AREAS OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION. NORTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR WILL ALSO RESULT IN PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. THROUGH 3 PM...WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED 8 INCH AMOUNTS. DRIFTS OF ONE TO THREE FEET WILL BE COMMON ESPECIALLY AROUND BULIDINGS...TREES...AND OTHER OBSTACLES. ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW ON ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ JOHNSON
000 WWUS44 KAMA 302107 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 307 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM MOVING AWAY FROM THE PANHANDLES... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST AWAY FROM THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE PANHANDLES WILL CONTINUE MOVING INTO OKLAHOMA AND WILL END OVER THE AREA BY LATE TODAY. OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-014-015-019-020-302215- /O.EXP.KAMA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061130T2100Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PAMPA...SHAMROCK... WHEELER...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 307 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES BY LATE TODAY. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. $$ SCHNEIDER
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Nov 29, 5:55 PM CST, 4 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 5:55 PM CST, 4 hours 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
555 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006
.AVIATION...
SNOW IS MOVING INTO THE PANHANDLES AND SO ARE THE LOW CLOUDS AND
VISIBILITY. HIT THE CIGS AND VSBY HARD OVERNIGHT ONCE THE WEATHER
DISTURBANCE MOVES OVERHEAD. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE MAINLY 2 TO 4 INCHES
WITH SOME EARLY MELTAGE...RESULTING IN SLIPPERY RUNWAYS. NORTH WINDS
SHOULD STAY STRONG THROUGH THE NIGHT THEN DECREASING FROM WEST TO
EAST ON THURSDAY AS THE DISTURBANCE PULLS AWAY.
NUNEZ
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 324 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006/
DISCUSSION...
ALOT GOING ON TODAY GETTING READY FOR THE FIRST WINTER EVENT FOR THE
PANHANDLES THIS SEASON. AS WAS FEARED YESTERDAY...THE MODELS
YESTERDAY SEEMED TO BE HANDLING THE PATH OF THE UPPER LOW TOO FAR
NORTH AND HAVE CHANGED TO A FURTHER SOUTH POSITION TAKING IT ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE SOUTHERN PLAINS NEAR LUBBOCK. THIS
WILL SHIFT ACCUMULATING SNOWS SOUTH AND SHOULD GIVE THE ENTIRE
PANHANDLES A SHOT OF AT LEAST ONE INCH TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. DESPITE
THE SLOWER MOTION NOW PROGGED BY THE MODELS...THIS IS STILL A FAIRLY
PROGRESSIVE SYSTEM AND THERE SHOULD NOT BE ENOUGH TIME FOR
ACCUMULATIONS TO APPROACH THE WARNING CRITERIA OF 4 INCHES EXCEPT
PERHAPS IN SOME ISOLATED AREAS. ANOTHER THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS THE
VERY DRY AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SMALLER
FLAKES AND HIGHER LIQUID TO SNOW RATIOS MAKING ACCUMULATIONS A BIT
HARDER. STILL CLAYTON IS SEEING THE SNOWFALL INCREASE AND THE BIGGEST
ACCUMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WESTERN PANHANDLES...BUT ESPECIALLY IN THE
EASTERN PANHANDLES WHERE THE SYSTEM WILL HAVE MORE TIME TO DEEPEN AND
DRAW MORE MOISTURE AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO WRAP UP.
THE SNOW WILL LINGER A BIT LONGER TO THE EAST WHERE THE ADVISORY WILL
BE LEFT OUT TIL 21Z THU BUT MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT PRECIP
WILL BE OVER AREAWIDE BY 00Z FRI. CLEARING SKIES THU NIGHT WILL SEND
LOWS DOWN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE NORTH AND LOW TEENS SOUTH.
C0NTINUING NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL SEND ANOTHER SURGE OF COLD
AIR SATURDAY KEEPING HIGH TEMPS FROM GETTING OUT OF THE 40S THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.
THE 12Z GFS HAS BEGUN TO DIG A DEEP TROUGH FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO
THE CENTRAL US BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK SENDING YET ANOTHER SURGE
OF COLD AIR THROUGH THE AREA. HOWEVER AS PER THE HPC DISCUSSION...THE
GFS ENSEMBLE AND 00Z ECMWF ARE NOT QUITE AS STRONG WITH THIS FEATURE.
SO WILL NOT MAKE ANY RADICAL CHANGES TO THE LATTER PERIODS OF THE
FORECAST AND WILL TAKE A WAIT AND SEE APPROACH LEAVING TEMPS IN THE
LOW 50S ON WED.
HENNIG
&&
.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...SNOW ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: COLLINGSWORTH...DONLEY...GRAY...HEMPHILL...
LIPSCOMB...OCHILTREE...ROBERTS...WHEELER.
SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
ARMSTRONG...CARSON...DALLAM...DEAF SMITH...HANSFORD...
HARTLEY...HUTCHINSON...MOORE...OLDHAM...POTTER...RANDALL...
SHERMAN.
OK...SNOW ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: BEAVER.
SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
CIMARRON...TEXAS.
&&
08/17Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 29, 3:49 PM CST, 6 hours 28 minutes before
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 349 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-301200- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 349 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... SNOW ACROSS THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE WESTERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE PANHANDLES...AND A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ACROSS THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE PANHANDLES. THE CHANCE FOR SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE REST OF THE PANHANDLES TONIGHT. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL REQUIRE CAUTION ON AREA LAKES THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL INTENSIFY THE WIND CHILLS INTO THE FIVE DEGREE BELOW ZERO TO FIVE DEGREE ABOVE ZERO RANGE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE PANHANDLES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE FOR SNOW WILL END LATE THURSDAY. WIND CHILL READINGS OF FIVE DEGREES BELOW ZERO TO FIVE DEGREES ABOVE ZERO ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. SCHNEIDER
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 29, 9:39 PM CST, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
939 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0939 PM SNOW 15 NW MIAMI 35.85N 100.83W
11/29/2006 M2.0 INCH ROBERTS TX TRAINED SPOTTER
HAM RADIO OPERATOR REPORTS 2 INCHES ON GROUND...DRIFTS
4-6 INCHES IN PLACES
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.