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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Lubbock, TX

February 8, 20115 counties in Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this winter storm warning at Feb 8, 2011, 4:24 AM CST for 5 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 8, 2011, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 8, 2011, 4:24 AM CST (10:24 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 8, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 9, 2011, 4:18 AM CST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX

Counties Briscoe County, TX, Childress County, TX, Cottle County, TX, Hall County, TX, Motley County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:29 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 138 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2011-02-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2011-02-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 211 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1585 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
211 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
204 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

049 
WWUS44 KLUB 081024
WSWLUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
424 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

TXZ024>026-031-032-082000-
/O.UPG.KLUB.WS.A.0002.110209T0000Z-110209T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KLUB.WS.W.0002.110209T0000Z-110209T1800Z/
BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MEMPHIS...
TURKEY...CHILDRESS...MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH
424 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS
  PANHANDLE AND FAR NORTHERN SOUTH PLAINS EARLY THIS EVENING AND
  SPREAD SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL END FROM WEST TO
  EAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO
  BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK.
  SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING
  SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES ACROSS THE
  WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND COLD WIND
CHILLS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF TRAVEL IS
NECESSARY BE SURE TO BRING A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT AS ANYONE
STRANDED WILL BE EXPOSED TO VERY COLD TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$

TXZ021>023-082000-
/O.UPG.KLUB.WS.A.0002.110209T0000Z-110209T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KLUB.WW.Y.0003.110209T0000Z-110209T1800Z/
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA
424 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS
  PANHANDLE AND FAR NORTHERN SOUTH PLAINS EARLY THIS EVENING AND
  SPREAD SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL END FROM WEST TO
  EAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO
  BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK.
  SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING
  SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES ACROSS THE AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND COLD WIND
CHILLS MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A
COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE
OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

TXZ027>030-033>044-082000-
/O.NEW.KLUB.WW.Y.0003.110209T0000Z-110209T1800Z/
BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-
KING-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...
PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...MORTON...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...
SLATON...WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON...RALLS...DICKENS...SPUR...
GUTHRIE...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...ODONNELL...
POST...JAYTON...ASPERMONT
424 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND COLD WIND CHILLS...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS
  PANHANDLE AND FAR NORTHERN SOUTH PLAINS EARLY THIS EVENING AND
  SPREAD SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL END FROM WEST TO
  EAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO
  BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK.
  SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING
  SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES ACROSS THE AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND COLD WIND
CHILLS MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A
COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE
OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
694 
WWUS44 KLUB 081957
WSWLUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
157 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

TXZ024>026-031-032-090400-
/O.CON.KLUB.WS.W.0002.110209T0000Z-110209T1800Z/
BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MEMPHIS...
TURKEY...CHILDRESS...MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH
157 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS 
  PANHANDLE AND FAR NORTHERN SOUTH PLAINS EARLY THIS EVENING AND 
  SPREAD SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL END FROM WEST 
  TO EAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO
  BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK.
  SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS
  OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT 
  IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES ACROSS 
  THE WARNED AREA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND COLD
WIND CHILLS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL
MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF TRAVEL IS
NECESSARY BE SURE TO BRING A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT AS ANYONE
STRANDED WILL BE EXPOSED TO VERY COLD TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$

TXZ021>023-027>030-033>044-090400-
/O.CON.KLUB.WW.Y.0003.110209T0000Z-110209T1800Z/
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-
LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-
STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA...MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...
LOCKNEY...MORTON...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...SLATON...WOLFFORTH...
CROSBYTON...RALLS...DICKENS...SPUR...GUTHRIE...PLAINS...
DENVER CITY...BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...ODONNELL...POST...JAYTON...
ASPERMONT
157 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS 
  PANHANDLE AND FAR NORTHERN SOUTH PLAINS EARLY THIS EVENING AND 
  SPREAD SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL END FROM WEST 
  TO EAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO
  BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK.
  SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS
  OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT 
  IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES ACROSS 
  THE AREA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND COLD WIND
CHILLS MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A
COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE
OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$
086 
WWUS44 KLUB 082250 AAA
WSWLUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
450 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

TXZ024>026-031-032-090600-
/O.NEW.KLUB.WC.W.0002.110208T2250Z-110209T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLUB.WS.W.0002.110209T0000Z-110209T1800Z/
BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MEMPHIS...
TURKEY...CHILDRESS...MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH
450 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER
STORM WARNING...FOR HEAVY SNOW...REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS 
  PANHANDLE AND FAR NORTHERN SOUTH PLAINS EARLY THIS EVENING AND 
  SPREAD SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL END FROM WEST 
  TO EAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH 
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO 
  BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. 
  SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS 
  OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL
  RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 10 TO MINUS 20 DEGREES
  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND COLD
WIND CHILLS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL
MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF TRAVEL IS
NECESSARY BE SURE TO BRING A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT AS ANYONE
STRANDED WILL BE EXPOSED TO VERY COLD TEMPERATURES.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

TXZ021>023-027>030-033>038-090600-
/O.NEW.KLUB.WC.W.0002.110208T2250Z-110209T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLUB.WW.Y.0003.110209T0000Z-110209T1800Z/
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-
LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA...MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...
LOCKNEY...MORTON...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...SLATON...WOLFFORTH...
CROSBYTON...RALLS...DICKENS...SPUR...GUTHRIE
450 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...FOR SNOW...REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS 
  PANHANDLE AND FAR NORTHERN SOUTH PLAINS EARLY THIS EVENING AND 
  SPREAD SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL END FROM WEST 
  TO EAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH 
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO 
  BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. 
  SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS 
  OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL
  RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 10 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
  ACROSS THE AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND COLD WIND
CHILLS MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A
COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE
OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

TXZ039>044-090600-
/O.CON.KLUB.WW.Y.0003.110209T0000Z-110209T1800Z/
YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...BROWNFIELD...
TAHOKA...ODONNELL...POST...JAYTON...ASPERMONT
450 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...FOR SNOW...REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS 
  PANHANDLE AND FAR NORTHERN SOUTH PLAINS EARLY THIS EVENING AND 
  SPREAD SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL END FROM WEST 
  TO EAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH 
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO 
  BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. 
  SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS 
  OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL
  RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES
  ACROSS THE AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND COLD WIND
CHILLS MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A
COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE
OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$
851 
WWUS44 KLUB 090322 AAB
WSWLUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
922 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

TXZ039>044-091130-
/O.EXA.KLUB.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110209T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLUB.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110209T1800Z/
YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...BROWNFIELD...
TAHOKA...ODONNELL...POST...JAYTON...ASPERMONT
922 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...FOR SNOW...REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE LATE
  THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS LATE
  TONIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO
  BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK.
  SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS
  OF 50 MPH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL
  RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 15 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
  ACROSS THE AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS. 

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE
YOU DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

TXZ024>026-031-032-091130-
/O.CON.KLUB.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110209T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLUB.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110209T1800Z/
BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MEMPHIS...
TURKEY...CHILDRESS...MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH
922 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
A WINTER STORM WARNING...FOR SNOW...REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE LATE THIS EVENING WILL
  SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE SOUTH PLAINS AND
  ROLLING PLAINS OVERNIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL END FROM
  WEST TO EAST WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO
  BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK.
  SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS
  OF 45 MPH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL
  RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 15 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND COLD
WIND CHILLS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL
MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF TRAVEL IS
NECESSARY BE SURE TO BRING A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT AS ANYONE
STRANDED WILL BE EXPOSED TO VERY COLD TEMPERATURES.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE
YOU DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

TXZ021>023-027>030-033>038-091130-
/O.CON.KLUB.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110209T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLUB.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110209T1800Z/
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-
LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA...MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...
LOCKNEY...MORTON...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...SLATON...WOLFFORTH...
CROSBYTON...RALLS...DICKENS...SPUR...GUTHRIE
922 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...FOR SNOW...REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE LATE THIS EVENING WILL
  SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS LATE
  TONIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO
  BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK.
  SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS
  OF 45 MPH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL
  RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 15 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
  ACROSS THE AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE
SURE YOU DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
343 
WWUS44 KLUB 091018
WSWLUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
418 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011

TXZ037-038-042>044-091500-
/O.CAN.KLUB.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110209T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KLUB.WC.Y.0004.110209T1018Z-110209T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KLUB.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110209T1500Z/
DICKENS-KING-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DICKENS...SPUR...GUTHRIE...POST...
JAYTON...ASPERMONT
418 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. THE
WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
  AREA THIS MORNING. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY 9 AM.

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE INCH WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20
  TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OF 40 MPH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING
  SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL
  RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES
  ACROSS THE AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

TXZ024>026-031-032-091500-
/O.CAN.KLUB.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110209T1800Z/
/O.CON.KLUB.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110209T1500Z/
BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MEMPHIS...
TURKEY...CHILDRESS...MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH
418 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM
CST THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THIS MORNING...WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN TEMPERATURES AFTER SUNRISE.

* MAIN IMPACT: VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND SUSTAINED NORTHERLY
  WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 15 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES ACROSS THE
  WARNED AREA. WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: EVEN THOUGH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE VERY
  LIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

TXZ021>023-027>030-033>036-039>041-091500-
/O.CAN.KLUB.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110209T1800Z/
/O.CON.KLUB.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110209T1500Z/
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-
LUBBOCK-CROSBY-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA...MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...
LOCKNEY...MORTON...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...SLATON...WOLFFORTH...
CROSBYTON...RALLS...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...
ODONNELL
418 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM CST THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THIS MORNING...WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN TEMPERATURES AFTER SUNRISE.

* MAIN IMPACT: VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND SUSTAINED NORTHERLY
  WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 15 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES ACROSS THE
  WARNED AREA. WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: EVEN THOUGH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE VERY
  LIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

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 Lubbock, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 8, 4:01 AM CST, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 4:01 AM CST, 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
401 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

.SHORT TERM...
UA ANALYSIS AT 06Z AND WV IMAGERY SHOW AN APPROACHING SHORTWAVE
TROF ACROSS NRN UT. THIS WAVE WILL CONTINUE ITS PRESENT AMPLITUDE
AS IT DROPS INTO THE FOUR CORNERS AND OVER THE PANHANDLES. THE
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT AT 08Z SPANNED ACROSS SERN CO TO SRN
KS...WITH THE STRONGEST CAA ACROSS THE WRN PERIPHERY. THE LEADING
EDGE OF THIS BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NWRN ZONES NEAR THE
BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD AND THRU MOST OF THE AREA BY MIDDAY. AOA
MIDDAY THE COLDER AIR WILL ENTER THE NWRN ZONES AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT INCREASES ACROSS THE AREA. LOW LVL MOISTURE WILL ALSO
ADVECT INTO THE AREA...THOUGH BEST MOISTURE ADVECTION WILL EXIST
ACROSS THE WRN HALF OF THE CWA. AFTER 18Z THE UL JET DROPS INTO
THE AREA GIVING SOME ENHANCED MID/UL LIFT. HOWEVER...LAYERS ABV
ABOUT 750 MB WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY DRY. STILL...ACROSS THE NWRN
ZONES THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING AND UPGLIDE
TO HELP PRODUCE SOME -SN...WITH A RA/SN MIX ALONG THE LEADING EDGE
OF THE FRONT. AFTER 00Z...MID LVL MOISTURE INCREASES AS WELL AS
THE FORCING...WITH BEST FORCING ACROSS THE NRN ZONES. COLD ENOUGH
AIR SHOULD BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE WRN HALF OF THE AREA FOR ALL SN.
ACROSS THE ERN HALF...HOWEVER THE COLD AIR WILL JUST BE REACHING
THE SOUTHEASTERN PANHANDLE...WITH A DECENT WARM LAYER IN PLACE
ACROSS THE ROLLING PLAINS. THIS WARM LAYER WILL SLOWLY ERODE THRU
06Z...ALLOWING FOR A CHANGE OF PTYPE. HOWEVER...ACROSS THE SERN
MOST ZONES A WARM NOSE IS PROGGED TO PERSIST WHICH SHOULD ALLOW
FOR LOWER SNOWFALL TOTALS. ALSO...AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
INCREASES...AREAS WITH SN WILL HAVE THE THREAT OF BS AS WIND
SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN A 20-30 KT RANGE. THESE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THRU THE PERIOD AND COMBINED WITH THE COLD TEMPS WILL
ALLOW FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF ADVISORY LEVEL WIND CHILLS ACROSS MOST
OF THE AREA WED MORNING. THE STRONGEST AREA OF LIFT WILL BEGIN TO
PUSH EAST AFTER 06Z. DURING THIS TIME THE DEEPEST MOISTURE ENTERS
THE NERN ZONES...WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR SOME ENHANCED BANDING ACROSS
THIS AREA. WITH THE BEST MOISTURE AND LIFT COMES LARGEST SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4-6 INCHES EXPECTED IN THIS REGION.
THEREFORE...WILL ADD WINTER WEATHER WARNING ACROSS THIS
AREA...WITH MOST OTHER LOCATION REMAINING IN ADVISORY LEVELS.

MEADOWS

&&

.LONG TERM...
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IN THE LONG TERM IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TERM FORECAST WITH RATHER TRANQUIL
WEATHER THEREAFTER. PRECIPITATION WILL BE ON THE DECREASE DURING
THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...THE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH AXIS AND ASSOCIATED UPPER LIFT WILL BE SHIFTING EAST OF THE
AREA. MID LEVEL FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING WILL PERSIST OFF THE
CAPROCK THROUGH LATE IN THE MORNING HOURS. ADDITIONALLY...MID
LEVEL INSTABILITY WILL BE DECREASING AT THE SAME TIME. WITH LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE...COLD TEMPERATURES AND CLOUDS HANGING AROUND THE
AREA THROUGH MOST OF THE AFTERNOON...FLURRIES CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AFTER THE LIFT MOVES EAST. SKIES WILL
CLEAR OUT WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED. WITH THE
SURFACE HIGH SLIDING JUST EAST OF THE AREA BY THURSDAY
MORNING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE CHILLY ON THURSDAY MORNING.

BEYOND THIS PERIOD...A SERIES OF WEAK SHORT WAVES WILL MOVE OVER
THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND BUT MOISTURE LEVELS WILL BE SO LOW
THAT CLOUDS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DEVELOP. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE
WESTERN US WILL MOVE EAST AND DEAMPLIFY BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND.
FLOW WILL TURN ZONAL AND PROMOTE LEE SIDE TROUGHING LATE THE WEEK
INTO THE WEEKEND. THE SURFACE PRESSURE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO BE
STRONGEST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB INTO
THE 60S BOTH THESE DAYS. ON MONDAY A DRY...WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. JDV

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FRIONA        29   4  21   1  34 /  40  90  10  10   0
TULIA         31   5  20   2  34 /  20  90  30  10   0
PLAINVIEW     34   6  21   3  34 /  20  80  30  10   0
LEVELLAND     42   9  23   6  39 /  10  50  20   0   0
LUBBOCK       42   9  23   4  36 /  10  60  20   0   0
DENVER CITY   48  13  27   6  42 /   0  40  10   0   0
BROWNFIELD    48  12  25   6  41 /   0  40  10   0   0
CHILDRESS     50   9  19   3  33 /  20 100  40  10   0
SPUR          55  12  23   6  38 /   0  60  40  10   0
ASPERMONT     57  14  22   6  37 /   0  60  40  10   0

&&

.LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: TXZ021>023-027>030-033>044.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: TXZ024>026-031-032.

&&

40/01
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 7, 11:54 AM CST, 16 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1154 AM CST MON FEB 7 2011

TXZ021>044-081800-
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-
FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-
YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
1154 AM CST MON FEB 7 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WEST TEXAS ON
TUESDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
ONE TO FOUR INCHES...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN ROLLING PLAINS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL
POTENTIAL...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN MINUS FIVE AND
MINUS FIFTEEN DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 8, 4:24 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLUBBailey, Castro, Cochran, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd and 13 more27 hr
Feb 8, 4:50 PM CSTWind Chill WarningLUBBailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 18 more16 hr

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.