PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
317 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011
...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS IMPACT THE REGION... A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS BROUGHT EXTREMELY LOW TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL VALUES TO THE SOUTH PLAINS REGION EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES FELL BELOW 0 DEGREES IN MOST AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF LUBBOCK. THE COLDEST READINGS OCCURRED AT FRIONA AND DIMMITT...WHERE A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF -4 DEGREES WAS OBSERVED. THE OFFICIAL LOW AT THE LUBBOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 2 DEGREES...BUT THE MERCURY DROPPED TO 0 DEGREES AT THE NWS OFFICE AT THE SCIENCE SPECTRUM IN THE CITY. THE READING OF 2 DEGREES AT THE LUBBOCK AIRPORT WAS THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE OBSERVED THERE SINCE DECEMBER 1989. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE ROLLING PLAINS AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH PLAINS...LOWS RANGED BETWEEN 1 AND 6 DEGREES. 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 -30 DEGREES WERE COMMON ACROSS AREAS TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF LUBBOCK. 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 2ND... DIMMITT.............-4 DEGREES FRIONA..............-4 DEGREES HART................-3 DEGREES MULESHOE............-3 DEGREES MULESHOE NWR........-3 DEGREES OLTON...............-3 DEGREES PLAINVIEW...........-3 DEGREES SILVERTON...........-3 DEGREES TULIA...............-3 DEGREES VIGO PARK...........-3 DEGREES AMHERST.............-2 DEGREES MORTON..............-2 DEGREES LITTLEFIELD.........-1 DEGREES ABERNATHY............0 DEGREES ANTON................0 DEGREES DENVER CITY..........0 DEGREES FLOYDADA.............0 DEGREES LEVELLAND............0 DEGREES NWS LUBBOCK..........0 DEGREES BROWNFIELD...........1 DEGREE CAPROCK CANYONS SP...1 DEGREE CROSBYTON............1 DEGREE RALLS................1 DEGREE LUBBOCK AIRPORT......2 DEGREES MEMPHIS..............2 DEGREES SLATON...............2 DEGREES TAHOKA...............2 DEGREES WOLFFORTH............2 DEGREES CHILDRESS............3 DEGREES NORTHFIELD...........3 DEGREES POST.................3 DEGREES WHITE RIVER LAKE.....3 DEGREES MATADOR..............4 DEGREES PADUCAH..............4 DEGREES SPUR.................4 DEGREES GUTHRIE..............5 DEGREES JAYTON...............5 DEGREES LAKE ALAN HENRY......5 DEGREES ASPERMONT............6 DEGREES CHILDRESS AIRPORT....6 DEGREES ...LOWEST WIND CHILLS ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 2ND... DIMMITT.............-28 DEGREES FRIONA..............-28 DEGREES HART................-26 DEGREES AMHERST.............-24 DEGREES MORTON..............-23 DEGREES OLTON...............-23 DEGREES TULIA...............-23 DEGREES ABERNATHY...........-22 DEGREES LEVELLAND...........-22 DEGREES MULESHOE............-22 DEGREES REESE CENTER........-22 DEGREES SILVERTON...........-22 DEGREES ANTON...............-21 DEGREES PLAINVIEW...........-21 DEGREES FLOYDADA............-20 DEGREES SUNDOWN.............-20 DEGREES BROWNFIELD..........-19 DEGREES DENVER CITY.........-19 DEGREES WOLFFORTH...........-19 DEGREES LUBBOCK AIRPORT.....-18 DEGREES RALLS...............-18 DEGREES SLATON..............-18 DEGREES TAHOKA..............-18 DEGREES ROARING SPRINGS.....-17 DEGREES TURKEY..............-17 DEGREES CAPROCK.............-16 DEGREES WHITE RIVER LAKE....-16 DEGREES CHILDRESS...........-15 DEGREES PADUCAH.............-14 DEGREES JAYTON..............-13 DEGREES SPUR................-13 DEGREES MEMPHIS.............-12 DEGREES NORTHFIELD..........-12 DEGREES GUTHRIE.............-12 DEGREES LAKE ALAN HENRY.....-12 DEGREES ASPERMONT...........-11 DEGREES CHILDRESS AIRPORT...-11 DEGREES $$
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