PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
106 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011
...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... ...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS IMPACT THE REGION... A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS BROUGHT EXTREMELY LOW TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL VALUES TO THE SOUTH PLAINS REGION TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES FELL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AREAWIDE...AND A FEW LOCATIONS ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE DROPPED BELOW 0 DEGREES. THE COLDEST READINGS OCCURRED AT FRIONA AND DIMMITT...WHERE A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF -4 DEGREES WAS OBSERVED. THE OFFICIAL LOW AT THE PRESTON SMITH LUBBOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 4 DEGREES...BUT THE MERCURY DROPPED TO 3 DEGREES AT THE NWS OFFICE AT THE SCIENCE SPECTRUM IN THE CITY. THE COMBINATION OF THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS RESULTED IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. READINGS BETWEEN -20 TO -26 DEGREES WERE COMMON ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN SOUTH PLAINS. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE ROLLING PLAINS AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH PLAINS...READINGS BETWEEN -10 TO -20 DEGREES WERE OBSERVED. THE FOLLOWING LIST OF LOW TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS REPRESENT SOME OF THE COLDEST READINGS. THE DATA IS PROVIDED FROM AREA COOPERATIVE OBSERVER SITES AND THE TEXAS TECH-WEST TEXAS MESONET. ...LOW TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 9TH... DIMMITT.............-4 DEGREES FRIONA..............-4 DEGREES TULIA...............-2 DEGREES HART................-1 DEGREES MULESHOE.............0 DEGREES OLTON................0 DEGREES SILVERTON............0 DEGREES ABERNATHY............1 DEGREE PLAINVIEW............1 DEGREE VIGO PARK............1 DEGREE AMHERST..............2 DEGREES FLOYDADA.............2 DEGREES LITTLEFIELD..........2 DEGREES MORTON...............2 DEGREES CHILDRESS............3 DEGREES LUBBOCK NWS..........3 DEGREES MEMPHIS..............3 DEGREES ROARING SPRINGS......3 DEGREES TURKEY...............3 DEGREES BROWNFIELD...........4 DEGREES LEVELLAND............4 DEGREES LUBBOCK AIRPORT......4 DEGREES MATADOR..............4 DEGREES NORTHFIELD...........4 DEGREES PLAINS...............4 DEGREES RALLS................4 DEGREES SUNDOWN..............4 DEGREES DENVER CITY..........5 DEGREES PADUCAH..............5 DEGREES SLATON...............5 DEGREES WOLFFORTH............5 DEGREES GUTHRIE..............6 DEGREES TAHOKA...............6 DEGREES O`DONNELL............7 DEGREES POST.................7 DEGREES SPUR.................7 DEGREES ASPERMONT............8 DEGREES GROW.................8 DEGREES JAYTON...............8 DEGREES WHITE RIVER LAKE.....8 DEGREES LAKE ALAN HENRY......9 DEGREES ...LOWEST WIND CHILLS ON FEBRUARY 8TH-9TH... DIMMITT.............-26 DEGREES HART................-26 DEGREES TULIA...............-26 DEGREES FRIONA..............-25 DEGREES SILVERTON...........-25 DEGREES MULESHOE............-23 DEGREES ABERNATHY...........-22 DEGREES MORTON..............-22 DEGREES OLTON...............-22 DEGREES PLAINVIEW...........-22 DEGREES AMHERST.............-21 DEGREES FLOYDADA............-21 DEGREES MEMPHIS.............-21 DEGREES TURKEY..............-21 DEGREES ANTON...............-20 DEGREES MATADOR.............-20 DEGREES CHILDRES............-19 DEGREES LEVELLAND...........-19 DEGREES SLATON..............-19 DEGREES BROWNFIELD..........-18 DEGREES DENVER CITY.........-18 DEGREES LUBBOCK AIRPORT.....-18 DEGREES PADUCAH.............-18 DEGREES RALLS...............-18 DEGREES TAHOKA..............-17 DEGREES WHITE RIVER LAKE....-17 DEGREES GUTHRIE.............-15 DEGREES SPUR................-13 DEGREES ASPERMONT...........-12 DEGREES JAYTON..............-12 DEGREES POST................-12 DEGREES
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