Winds gusted to 61mph, 60, mph and 58 mph at Dalhart.
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Winds gusted to 61mph, 60, mph and 58 mph at Dalhart.
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 Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 9, 11:50 AM CST, 28 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Amarillo TX 1150 AM CST Thu Feb 9 2023 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM ... (Today through Friday night) Issued at 337 AM CST Thu Feb 9 2023 Latest satellite and radar continue to show a good fetch of moisture in association with the shortwave that's expected to move through today. Models continue to become more agressive as of late with the precipitation today, mainly in the form of snow. It's looking more favorable that most of the west and areas south of the Canadian River Valley will see some type of snow. It appears that we have some enhancement right along the river valley in conjunction with 700mb frontogenesis. This along with the upslope flow just south of the river valley could provide an hour or two of moderate to heavy snow. And this will be possible around the 2 to 6 pm time frame, which is not good for the evening commute. The most intense snow rates should be short lived and confined to an hour or less. Still, we do have a few models suggesting some significant visibility restrictions as well as snow rates that could exceed 1" per hour. And this has been consistent for a few runs. Given the dynamics are favoring decent snow potential, it does seem fairly reasonable that this could occur. As usual with winter events here in the Panhandles, the moisture swath is the main concern. If models are just off by 50 miles then the moisture moves with it. Given the cold front thats associated, we will likely be dealing with all snow on the Caprock and maybe a 50/50 chance of snow or rain once we get off the Caprock. Other impacts to not will be the winds behind the cold front, which will still happen with the snow. We can see winds gusting in the 40-50 mph range in the northwest with gusts more 30-40 mph in the southern Panhandles. But these winds will allow for snow to blow around and is another reason that we could have reduced visibility at times. An SPS will be issued to account for the snow and visibility issues today, but a Winter Weather Advisory is certainly not out of the question, especially for the southwest along the river valley area. As the system exits to the southeast tonight, we do expect some clearing skies and temperatures to tank into the low 20s. Any surfaces that are wet from the snow (even if it melted) will likely be prone to icy conditions. Not as concerned with areas in the northwest as the snow is likely going to end long enough ahead of time, with some sunlight still available to dry the roads off. But areas in the south, especially untreated, could have some impacts from roads refreezing. While the clearing sky will make for cold overnight lows, we should expect mostly sunny conditions on Friday. However, given the cold airmass still in place over the Panhandles, our highs will likely only be in the 40s, but with light winds and good sunlight it may not feel so bad during the day. Again, Friday night temperatures will tank into the low 20s given the clear skies and colder air in place. Weber && .LONG TERM ... (Saturday through Wednesday) Issued at 337 AM CST Thu Feb 9 2023 Upper level ridging is expected to dominate the central and southern plains this weekend bringing warmer temperatures and breezy southerly winds. High temperatures should be above normal with 60s being common in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. All in all the weekend should be pretty nice to get out and enjoy the outdoors. The ridge is expected to break down Sunday into Monday as the next system approaches from the west. Deterministic models have been flip flopping from run to run with this system as it crosses the Rockies Monday into Tuesday as another system begins to impinge from the Pacific Northwest quickly digging down the west coast. System number two kicks the first system out across the plains quickly as it weakens from a closed low in New Mexico Monday to a neutral tilt open wave over the Panhandles Tuesday morning. Still, modest return flow may bring up some low level moisture Monday, perhaps enough for a few convective showers. Thunder seems unlikely Monday, but with dew points possibly pushing into the upper 40s late in the day, some instability will likely be present as heights fall across the area. About 80% of the of the grand ensemble brings measurable precip to the southern half of the Panhandles with this system through Monday night. However, only about 20 percent bring measurable snow which is likely because there just isn't a lot of cold air to work with. The second system may be the more interesting of the two for next week as it will likely have cold air to work with as it amplifies and makes its way across the plains Wednesday into Thursday. The question with the second system will be track and strength, along with availability of moisture. Right now, about 40 to 70 percent of the grand ensemble produces measurable snow in the Panhandles (highest north, lowest south). The airmass looks pretty cold as well, with 50th percentile 850mb temperatures around -7 Celsius. Overall, next week looks to stay pretty active but impacts will depend on the nuances. Ward && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1140 AM CST Thu Feb 9 2023 MVFR to VFR conditions are expected through the 18Z TAF period. Breezy conditions will continue through about 03Z Fri. The main concern during this first quarter of the period will be the possibility of some snow for KAMA. KDHT has been seeing some snow which is tapering off now. Depending on the track of an upper level system KAMA could see a brief period of moderate snow, with little accumulations expected as surface temperatures have been well above freezing. But this could potentially reduce VIS down to IFR for an hour or so. Best case the system will take most of the snow south of KAMA. There will be a possibility of some of the melted snow making surfaces wet and refreezing as temperatures drop after 02Z Fri. The system will move off to the east with VFR conditions prevailing after 06Z. Winds will continue to be around 25 kts gusting up to 35-40 kts through about 03Z Fri as well, with winds subsiding to around 15 to 20 kts through 12Z Fri. 36 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Amarillo TX 20 44 22 59 / 20 0 0 0 Beaver OK 19 45 20 60 / 10 0 0 0 Boise City OK 14 42 19 59 / 10 0 0 0 Borger TX 21 47 22 63 / 20 0 0 0 Boys Ranch TX 19 46 20 62 / 10 0 0 0 Canyon TX 20 45 21 59 / 20 0 0 0 Clarendon TX 24 46 22 58 / 40 0 0 0 Dalhart TX 15 44 17 58 / 10 0 0 0 Guymon OK 16 44 18 60 / 10 0 0 0 Hereford TX 19 46 20 60 / 10 0 0 0 Lipscomb TX 21 45 19 58 / 20 0 0 0 Pampa TX 21 44 22 59 / 20 0 0 0 Shamrock TX 24 47 22 56 / 50 0 0 0 Wellington TX 26 47 22 57 / 50 0 0 0 && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. OK...None. && SHORT TERM...89 LONG TERM....89 AVIATION...36
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Amarillo TX 341 AM CST Thu Feb 9 2023 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-092145- Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson- Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth- Palo Duro Canyon- 341 AM CST Thu Feb 9 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Snow today will be possible across most of the Panhandles. Accumulations may be tricky given that the snow will be during the day, but there could be some brief periods of moderate snow, and those would be the best chances for roadway accumulations. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Elevated fire weather conditions are possible across portions of the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles Saturday afternoon. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time. Area fire managers and emergency officials should be alert for elevated fire weather conditions Saturday afternoon.
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Amarillo TX 1105 AM CST Thu Feb 9 2023 TXZ006>008-011>013-016>018-317-100000- Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Oldham-Potter-Carson-Deaf Smith-Randall- Armstrong-Palo Duro Canyon- Including the cities of Hartley, Channing, Romero, Dumas, Four Way, Masterson, Borger, Vega, Wildorado, Boys Ranch, Amarillo, Bushland, Panhandle, Pantex, White Deer, Skellytown, Dawn, Hereford, Bootleg, Buffalo Lake, Canyon, Umbarger, Claude, Washburn, Wayside, Goodnight, and Palo Duro Canyon State Park 1105 AM CST Thu Feb 9 2023 ...SNOW INCREASING IN COVERAGE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE... There is a chance for locally impactful snowfall this afternoon mainly across the southwestern Texas Panhandle. Snow will continue to increase across the southwest Texas Panhandle including Amarillo and Canyon this afternoon. Some localized moderate to briefly heavy snow is possible dropping the visibility to less than one mile at times, mainly favoring areas just south of the Canadian River Valley along I-40 from the New Mexico state line to Amarillo. These areas have a higher chance of seeing impactful snowfall, including a moderate chance of seeing accumulations of at least an inch mainly on grassy surfaces. Roads should remain mainly wet. However, there could be some slush on bridges. A strong north wind at 25 to 35 mph gusting to 45 mph at times will also blow the snow about. Be sure to plan for at least some minor impacts today, especially if traveling/commuting later in the day.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The ASOS located at the Dalhart Airport gusted to 61 mph at 1218CST and gusted to 60 mph at 1304CST.
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