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What the National Weather Service calls a crippling late season winter storm is headed for the Texas Panhandle and western Oklahoma tonight through early Saturday. Blizzard conditions are possible, as 6 to 12 inches of snow is forecast, along with winds gusting to as high as 50 mph. The Weather Service says snow drifts of 10 to 20 feet may develop by Saturday morning. During the day Friday, whiteout conditions (zero visibility) may occur at times. Travel is discouraged once the storm begins, and the Weather Service cautions that attempting to travel could lead to life-threatening hazards in the whiteout conditions. We don't expect snow here in the News10 area, but a sharp change to colder weather will arrive by late Friday into Saturday. |
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Posted by: Lon Location: KWTX
Friday midday update ... Road closures ... IH-40 from Amarillo west toward New Mexico is closed in both directions; US87/287 from Amarillo northbound toward Perryton and Dalhart. Heavy snow and winds to 50mph are making travel very dangerous in other areas of the Texas Panhandle and South Plains. Ice and snow cover roadways northwest of a line from Childress to Tahoka. I will try to get some snow accumulations totals in the next hour or two ... unless severe weather fires up again here. Posted by: Lon Location: KWTX Friday morning update ... Snow has developed across the Texas Panhandle and adjacent areas of the plains of New Mexico. SO far, the snow has been mostly light, but that will change. Temperatures have dropped to near 20 degrees F in the Panhandle, with north winds to 40mph, producing wind chill readings near 0 deg F. The upper air storm responsible for this winter storm is over the Albuquerque NM area, still dropping to the southeast. It will turn toward the east today, and move slowly over the Texas Panhandle into western Oklahoma by midday Saturday. Blizzard conditions will develop over the Panhandle and areas of the northern South Plains by midday. Travel into these areas is strongly discouraged, and may become impossible by this afternoon. |
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