An upper level disturbance brought light snowfall to West Central Texas. 5 inches were reported.
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The episode as NWS SJT wrote it up.
An upper level disturbance brought light snowfall to West Central Texas. Most of the snow fell generally along and north of Interstate 20 from Sweetwater to Abilene to Baird where snow totals of 1 to 2.5 inches were reported. Roads became slippery and several schools from the Abilene Independent School District had a two hour delay the following morning.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS San Angelo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 5, 11:30 PM CST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 1130 PM CST WED FEB 5 2014 .AVIATION... /06Z TAFS/ Ceilings over the northern terminals and KSOA will remain at or near MVFR through the morning hours before lifting to VFR. Bands of light snow will trail over the northern sections of West Central Texas through the morning hours. Have mentioned light snow over KABI by 12Z, however, south of Interstate 20 should only see snow flurries through the morning hours. VFR conditions should prevail through the afternoon hours. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 530 PM CST WED FEB 5 2014/ AVIATION... /00Z TAFS/ Mostly VFR ceilings through the night with occasional MVFR ceilings at KABI and KSOA. As better moisture flows into the area overnight, MVFR ceilings will become more widespread tomorrow morning with the northern half of West Central Texas having a chance of light snow. However, will only highlight KABI for light snow beginning around daybreak. Winds will remain north/northeast through the TAF period generally 5 to 15 knots. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 338 PM CST WED FEB 5 2014/ .SHORT TERM... /Tonight and Thursday/ Winter Weather Advisory in effect tonight for the Big Country for possible 1 to 2 inches of snowfall. Hazardous travel conditions will be possible along and north of I-20 late tonight into Thursday morning. A compact, but potent shortwave is moving east across northern Mexico at this time...with a 120+ knot 250mb jet streak approaching the area ahead of shortwave. Currently at the surface, the CWA is largely below freezing with northeast winds continuing to bring cold air into the area. Junction was the only location above freezing as of 2 PM observations. Cold air advection will continue through tomorrow as northeast winds remain over the area. For tonight, we have gone ahead and increased POP chances across the area, and into the likely category across most of the Big Country. This as the shortwave trough approaches the area from the southwest. Models show this feature moving across the area as a weak shortwave tonight. However, the system is fairly compact, and may not have been sampled very well, and looks stronger than models indicate, so lift with the system is expected to be stronger than models indicate, in particular the GFS. We will however be fighting several layers of dry air as indicated by KMAF's 12Z sounding. However, with the combined effort of the 250mb jet streak, and the shortwave, think we will be able to saturate through 400mb or 500mb and get some light snow from the system. The current thinking for timing would be after midnight tonight through the morning hours Thursday, with precipitation ending by Noon across most of the area. With as cold and dry as it is, liquid to snow ratios will be favorable for accumulating snow without needing to much moisture. So, a quick 1 to 2 inches of snow will be possible generally along and north of Interstate 20, with a dusting to less than 1 inch possible farther south generally along and north of a San Angelo to Brownwood line. Temperatures will continue to be cold tomorrow under mainly cloudy skies, and weak cold air advection. Highs will range from the lower 20s north of I-20 to the mid 30s along the I-10 corridor. 20 .LONG TERM... /Thursday Night through Monday/ A quiet weather pattern and seasonable temperatures are in store across West Central TX this weekend. The upper level flow will be mainly west-northwest with a fast moving short wave on Friday. at the surface, southerly flow will return but low level moisture will be scarce. Another cold front will move south on Sunday bringing cooler temperatures. highs will be the 50s and 60s. it will be very cold Friday morning due to radiational cooling and a strong cold airmass still in the place. Lows will be in the teens. If there is snow cover across the Big Country, a few single digits are possible. Highs will be in the 40s and 50s Sunday. Lows will be in the mid 20s to lower 30 Saturday and Sunday. /Monday Night through Wednesday/ The medium range models are advertising the next upper level trough moving across the area Monday night through Tuesday night. The ECMWF is a little wetter than the GFS with this system. There will be some upper level dynamics and possible mid level frontogenesis, especially on Tuesday. Points forecast soundings indicate a possible wintry mix across the Big Country and rain across the southern part of the area. Will keep SLGT CHC to CHC pops going for much of this period. The precipitation type should be mainly liquid due to warm enough surface temperatures. Also, another shot of colder air will move south across our area with highs on Tuesday in the 40s and 50s. 21 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 15 22 14 37 29 / 60 60 10 5 10 San Angelo 18 30 17 42 28 / 30 30 5 5 10 Junction 24 36 17 47 26 / 10 10 10 10 10 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY from Midnight tonight to Noon CST Thursday FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: Callahan...Fisher...Haskell... Jones...Nolan...Shackelford...Taylor...Throckmorton. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 351 PM CST WED FEB 5 2014 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-062200- FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-RUNNELS-IRION-TOM GREEN-CONCHO- CROCKETT-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-HASKELL-THROCKMORTON-JONES-SHACKELFORD- TAYLOR-CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-BROWN-MCCULLOCH-SAN SABA-MENARD-KIMBLE- MASON- 351 PM CST WED FEB 5 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG COUNTRY FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING FOR POSSIBLE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOPING ON AREA ROADWAYS MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20...AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN AREAS OF SNOW. IN ADDITION...BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS WIND CHILL VALUES FALL TO AROUND ZERO DEGREES. IF VENTURING OUTSIDE...DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. REMEMBER TO PROTECT OUTDOOR PIPES...AND BRING PETS INDOORS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL APPROACH ZERO DEGREES BY FRIDAY MORNING. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. REMEMBER TO PROTECT OUTDOOR PIPES...AND BRING PETS INDOORS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Several reports of 1 to 2 inches of snow were received across Taylor County. The highest total measured was 2.7 inches about 6 miles southwest of Merkel. Several schools delayed classes the following morning because of snow packed roads.
Several reports of 1 to 2 inches of snow were received across Callahan County. The highest snowfall total was estimated at 2.0 inches in Baird.
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