PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1040 PM CDT THU OCT 27 2011
...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SYSTEM BROUGHT WELCOME MOISTURE TO WEST TEXAS. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW WHICH MOVED FROM THE FOUR CORNERS REGION ACROSS WEST TEXAS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING PROVIDED A MECHANISM FOR A NICE SLOW PRECIPITATION EVENT. AS FOR RAINFALL...MEASURED TOTALS RANGED FROM 0.21 INCHES AT O`DONNELL TO 1.76 INCHES AT CAPROCK CANYONS STATE PARK. NEW RECORD RAINFALL TOTALS OCCURRED AT BOTH LUBBOCK AND CHILDRESS AIRPORTS WHERE 0.92 INCHES AND 1.43 INCHES RESPECTIVELY ACCUMULATED FOR THE EVENT. TEMPERATURE PROFILES ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN SOUTH PLAINS WERE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SOME SNOW. LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET MIXED IN WITH THE RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE CAPROCK. ALTHOUGH ANY SNOWFALL MELTED QUICKLY SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WERE REPORTED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: HAPPY 2.5 INCHES DIMMITT 1.0 INCHES FRIONA 1.0 INCHES HART 0.5 INCHES MULESHOE 0.5 INCHES PLAINVIEW A TRACE LUBBOCK A TRACE HERE IS A SUMMARY OF PRECIPITATION REPORTS RECEIVED FROM WEST TEXAS MESONET STATIONS ACROSS WEST TEXAS AS OF 1015 PM CDT. STATION 1 HR 3 HR 6 HR 12 HR 24 HR 48 HR 72 HR LAST OB ------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -------- ABERNATHY 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.91 0.91 0.91 27/2215 AMHERST 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.59 0.59 0.59 27/2215 ANDREWS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.14 0.14 0.14 27/2215 ANTON 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.98 0.98 0.98 27/2215 ASPERMONT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.24 0.64 0.64 0.64 27/2215 BIG LAKE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 27/2215 BROWNFIELD 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.54 0.54 0.54 27/2215 CAPROCK CANYONS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20 1.76 1.76 1.76 27/2215 CHILDRESS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.28 1.14 1.14 1.14 27/2215 CLARENDON 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.24 1.08 1.08 1.08 27/2215 DENVER CITY 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.69 0.69 0.69 27/2215 DIMMITT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.67 1.22 1.22 1.22 27/2210 DORA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.23 0.76 0.76 0.76 27/2215 FLOYDADA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.94 0.94 0.94 27/2215 FLUVANNA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.21 0.21 0.21 27/2215 FRIONA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.18 0.45 0.46 0.46 27/2210 GAIL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.19 0.19 0.19 27/2215 GOODLETT 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.42 1.50 1.50 1.50 27/2215 GRAHAM 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.43 0.43 0.43 27/2215 GUADALUPE MTNS PARK 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.26 0.26 0.26 27/2215 GUTHRIE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.32 0.82 0.82 0.82 27/2215 HART 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.24 0.89 0.89 0.89 27/2215 HASKELL 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.29 0.39 0.39 0.39 27/2215 HEREFORD 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.15 0.36 0.40 0.40 27/2215 JAYTON 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.26 0.49 0.50 0.50 27/2210 KNOX CITY 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.27 0.73 0.73 0.73 27/2215 LAKE ALAN HENRY 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.43 0.43 0.43 27/2215 LAMESA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.23 0.23 0.23 27/2215 LEVELLAND 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.73 0.73 0.73 27/2215 MCLEAN 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.71 1.79 1.79 1.79 27/2215 MEMPHIS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.21 0.93 0.93 0.93 27/2215 MORTON 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.53 0.53 0.53 27/2215 MULESHOE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.39 0.98 0.98 0.98 27/2215 NORTHFIELD 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.34 1.26 1.26 1.26 27/2215 NORTHWEST LUBBOCK 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.85 0.85 0.85 27/2215 NORTHWEST SAN ANGELO 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 27/2215 O`DONNELL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.21 0.21 0.21 27/2215 ODELL 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.53 1.31 1.31 1.31 27/2215 OLTON 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.75 0.75 0.75 27/2215 PADUCAH 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.45 0.91 0.91 0.91 27/2215 PAMPA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.58 0.58 0.58 27/2215 PLAINS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.63 0.63 0.63 27/2155 PLAINVIEW 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.93 0.93 0.93 27/2215 POST 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.22 0.58 0.58 0.58 27/2215 RALLS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.69 0.69 0.69 27/2215 REESE CENTER 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.90 0.90 0.90 27/2215 ROARING SPRINGS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.37 1.18 1.18 1.18 27/2215 SAINT LAWRENCE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.07 27/2145 SEAGRAVES 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.38 0.38 0.38 27/2215 SEMINOLE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.28 0.28 0.28 27/2210 SEYMOUR 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.41 0.87 0.87 0.87 27/2215 SILVERTON 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.30 1.34 1.34 1.34 27/2215 SLATON 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.67 0.67 0.67 27/2215 SNYDER 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.20 0.20 0.20 27/2215 SPUR 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.27 0.50 0.50 0.50 27/2215 SUNDOWN 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.99 0.99 0.99 27/2215 TAHOKA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.53 0.53 0.53 27/2215 TATUM 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.35 0.36 0.36 27/2210 TULIA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.18 0.85 0.85 0.85 27/2215 TURKEY 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.16 1.03 1.03 1.03 27/2210 WALL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 27/2215 WHITE RIVER LAKE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.69 0.69 0.69 27/2215 WOLFFORTH 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.22 0.93 0.93 0.93 27/2215 * INDICATES LAST DATA FROM STATION >30 MINS OLD SORTED BY MAX 72 HR TOTALS STATION 1 HR 3 HR 6 HR 12 HR 24 HR 48 HR 72 HR LAST OB ------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -------- MCLEAN 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.71 1.79 1.79 1.79 27/2215 CAPROCK CANYONS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20 1.76 1.76 1.76 27/2215 GOODLETT 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.42 1.50 1.50 1.50 27/2215 SILVERTON 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.30 1.34 1.34 1.34 27/2215 ODELL 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.53 1.31 1.31 1.31 27/2215 NORTHFIELD 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.34 1.26 1.26 1.26 27/2215 DIMMITT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.67 1.22 1.22 1.22 27/2210 ROARING SPRINGS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.37 1.18 1.18 1.18 27/2215 CHILDRESS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.28 1.14 1.14 1.14 27/2215 CLARENDON 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.24 1.08 1.08 1.08 27/2215 TURKEY 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.16 1.03 1.03 1.03 27/2210 SUNDOWN 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.99 0.99 0.99 27/2215 ANTON 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.98 0.98 0.98 27/2215 MULESHOE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.39 0.98 0.98 0.98 27/2215 FLOYDADA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.94 0.94 0.94 27/2215 MEMPHIS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.21 0.93 0.93 0.93 27/2215 PLAINVIEW 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.93 0.93 0.93 27/2215 WOLFFORTH 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.22 0.93 0.93 0.93 27/2215 ABERNATHY 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.91 0.91 0.91 27/2215 PADUCAH 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.45 0.91 0.91 0.91 27/2215 REESE CENTER 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.90 0.90 0.90 27/2215 HART 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.24 0.89 0.89 0.89 27/2215 SEYMOUR 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.41 0.87 0.87 0.87 27/2215 NORTHWEST LUBBOCK 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.85 0.85 0.85 27/2215 TULIA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.18 0.85 0.85 0.85 27/2215 GUTHRIE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.32 0.82 0.82 0.82 27/2215 DORA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.23 0.76 0.76 0.76 27/2215 OLTON 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.75 0.75 0.75 27/2215 KNOX CITY 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.27 0.73 0.73 0.73 27/2215 LEVELLAND 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.73 0.73 0.73 27/2215 DENVER CITY 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.69 0.69 0.69 27/2215 RALLS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.69 0.69 0.69 27/2215 WHITE RIVER LAKE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.69 0.69 0.69 27/2215 SLATON 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.67 0.67 0.67 27/2215 ASPERMONT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.24 0.64 0.64 0.64 27/2215 PLAINS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.63 0.63 0.63 27/2155 AMHERST 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.59 0.59 0.59 27/2215 PAMPA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.58 0.58 0.58 27/2215 POST 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.22 0.58 0.58 0.58 27/2215 BROWNFIELD 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.54 0.54 0.54 27/2215 MORTON 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.53 0.53 0.53 27/2215 TAHOKA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.53 0.53 0.53 27/2215 JAYTON 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.26 0.49 0.50 0.50 27/2210 SPUR 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.27 0.50 0.50 0.50 27/2215 FRIONA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.18 0.45 0.46 0.46 27/2210 GRAHAM 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.43 0.43 0.43 27/2215 LAKE ALAN HENRY 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.43 0.43 0.43 27/2215 HEREFORD 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.15 0.36 0.40 0.40 27/2215 HASKELL 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.29 0.39 0.39 0.39 27/2215 SEAGRAVES 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.38 0.38 0.38 27/2215 TATUM 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.35 0.36 0.36 27/2210 SEMINOLE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.28 0.28 0.28 27/2210 GUADALUPE MTNS PARK 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.26 0.26 0.26 27/2215 LAMESA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.23 0.23 0.23 27/2215 FLUVANNA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.21 0.21 0.21 27/2215 O`DONNELL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.21 0.21 0.21 27/2215 SNYDER 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.20 0.20 0.20 27/2215 GAIL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.19 0.19 0.19 27/2215 ANDREWS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.14 0.14 0.14 27/2215 SAINT LAWRENCE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.07 27/2145 NORTHWEST SAN ANGELO 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 27/2215 BIG LAKE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 27/2215 WALL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 27/2215 * INDICATES LATEST DATA WERE NOT AVAILABLE. $$