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Last Map Update: Thu, Dec 4, 2025 at 4:32:27 am CST

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A winter weather advisory is in effect from the southern Texas Panhandle and northwestern South Plains from 9 PM Wednesday through Noon Thursday. Up to an inch of snowfall can be expected with locally higher amounts.

Coverage of precipitation will expand southward overnight before diminishing late Thursday morning. Minor snowfall accumulations are expected with highest totals across the southern Texas Panhandle.

Here is a quick look at the current thinking of precipitation timing beginning Wednesday evening through Thursday afternoon. Snow showers will favor the far SW TX Panhandle, while a cold rain/wintry mix will favor other locations highlighted. Roadways may become slick as temperatures dip below freezing overnight.

Wintery precipitation will push to our east by late morning, but cloudy skies will remain and will keep the region cool with highs struggling to reach into the 40s. Clouds will begin to clear tonight with lows below freezing.

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Local Weather History For December 4th...

1999: A strong upper storm system tracked into the South Plains early this morning just as very cold air plunged into the
region. Snow began to fall over West Texas during the early morning hours of the 4th, falling most heavily over the
southwestern Panhandle and the northwestern South Plains where four to six inches of snow was measured. This included
Parmer, Castro, Briscoe, Bailey, and Hale Counties. Elsewhere, one to three inch accumulations occurred in parts of
Cochran, Hockley, Lamb, and Swisher Counties. The snow diminished to flurries during the late afternoon as the storm moved
northeast into southwest Oklahoma. A 50-100 mile wide band of heavy snow extended from east-central New Mexico through the
Texas Panhandle and into northern Missouri in the wake of the storm. Some specific effects of this storm included: All
roads closed in Castro County due to zero visibility and 35 mph winds with blowing and drifting snow; power outages that
lasted up to two days in parts of Castro County; five to six foot drifts in Parmer County; power outages that lasted up to
four days in parts of Bailey County; and over 150 power poles broken in Bailey County due to the combination of snow and
ice further stressing the wind-whipped power lines.