Following a strong cold front early this morning, several hours of freezing drizzle fell over much of the South Plains, Rolling Plains and the far southern Texas Panhandle. Although most locations escaped impacts, roads throughout much of southern Hall County were reported to have icy stretches.
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Following a strong cold front early this morning, several hours of freezing drizzle fell over much of the South Plains, Rolling Plains and the far southern Texas Panhandle. Although most locations escaped impacts, roads throughout much of southern Hall County were reported to have icy stretches.
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 Lubbock, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 30, 4:12 AM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lubbock TX 412 AM CST Sat Dec 30 2017 .DISCUSSION... Significant adjustments were to lower temperatures slightly through Tuesday, as the Arctic airmass looks like it will become solidly entrenched early next week. In the mean time, this mornings cold surge will come with a brief opportunity for fog and freezing drizzle, perhaps even flurries, before the low clouds lift and probably break up some later today. Temperatures should manage to climb back above freezing on the Caprock anyway this afternoon. The Arctic Cold Front will arrive early Sunday morning - and we have maintained faster arrival than the majority of solutions. Only shallow moisture will be around - probably less than 100 millibars near the surface - that will be lifted by the front and give several hours to potentially produce freezing drizzle or maybe very light snow before extremely dry air arrives. So, still not much reason to expect a significant snow accumulation. Wind speeds Sunday morning behind the Arctic front should be strongest on the Caprock where 10-12 millibar/3 hour surface pressure rises are still expected. Wind chills will drop near zero Sunday morning, even on the leading edge of the cold air. Winds will gradually taper during the day, but remain high enough to continue very low wind chills through Monday morning. Latest guidance supports values dropping as low as minus 5 to minus 15 Fahrenheit, which would be in our Wind Chill advisory range. Monday quite cold, less wind, and also Monday night and Tuesday may not warm as much as we had previously hoped. Perhaps still not climbing out of the 20s. Beyond, Wednesday still looks like the start of the moderating trend - and temperatures should climb within a few degrees either side of normal by the end of the week into the weekend. We will remain in northwest flow aloft with insignificant impulses through next week. The fast ECMWF solution bringing a wave into the Rockies next weekend and initiating southwest flow aloft our area looks premature. RMcQueen && .LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && 05/05
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lubbock TX 420 AM CST Sat Dec 30 2017 TXZ021>044-311030- Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale- Floyd-Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King- Yoakum-Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall- 420 AM CST Sat Dec 30 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the South Plains...Rolling Plains and the far Southern Texas Panhandle. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Areas of fog and freezing fog along with patchy freezing drizzle will spread through the area early this morning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Sub-freezing conditions are expected to last up to 72 hours from early Sunday morning through Tuesday morning. Light snow and freezing drizzle are also possible early Sunday. Dangerous Wind Chill from 5 below zero to 15 below zero is expected late Sunday night and early Monday.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Freezing drizzle deposited a glaze of ice on roads in southern Hall County. This ice contributed to a single vehicle rollover along Highway 86 west of Turkey. Fortunately, the driver of the truck was not injured.
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