| Widespread cold rain and freezing rain 16-17 January 2020 |
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| Glazed-over webcam in Lubbock on Thursday evening (16 January 2020). The image is courtesy of KCBD. | |||||||||||
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A couple of upper level disturbances joined forces with a cold front and moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific Ocean to provide a couple of rounds of rain and freezing rain for West Texas. This came on the heels of two warm days, January 13th and 14th, when most locations experienced highs well into the 70s. The cold front followed on the 15th, though the coldest of the air didn't fully build into the region until early the next day. The initial frontal passage was dry, but that changed as moisture streamed over the frontal zone on Thursday (16 January 2020). |
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| Regional radar animation valid from 11:28 am to 12:38 pm on 16 January 2020. | |||||||||||
| Areas of rain blossomed over the Rolling Plains and adjacent South Plains late Thursday morning. Temperatures were in the 30s, though generally just above the freezing mark to start out. However, the rain-cooled air allowed many locations to drop to or just slightly below the freezing mark during the afternoon and evening. This caused any ongoing rain to become freezing rain. Temperatures reached their minimum late Thursday evening, in the upper 20s and lower 30s, before slowly moderating through Friday morning. | |||||||||||
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| Observed temperatures around 6:30 pm on Thursday evening (16 January 2020). The data are courtesy of the West Texas Mesonet. | |||||||||||
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| The freezing rain did accumulate, primarily on elevated surfaces like bridges, overpasses, vehicles, trees, fences and the grass. Officially, Lubbock recorded 0.13" of ice and Childress reported 0.25" of ice. Thankfully, most surface roads remained liquid because of the marginal temperatures (at or just slightly below freezing). However, one accident occurred on an icy bridge in Hale Center. Sadly, two children were ejected from the vehicle and were pronounced dead on the scene. | |||||||||||
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| Radar-estimated and bias-correct liquid equivalent (inches) from the rain and freezing rain on 16-17 January 2020. Several measured West Texas Mesonet rain totals are also displayed. | |||||||||||
| Once melted, rain totals of 1 to 2+ inches were common across much of the Rolling Plains. Lighter totals, from 1/10 to 1/3 inch, were more widespread on the Caprock. Officially, Lubbock measured 0.19" of liquid from this two-day event and Childress tallied 0.42". | |||||||||||
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| Wind barbs and wind speeds observed by the West Texas Mesonet at 5:45 am on 17 January 2019. | |||||||||||
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The above plot of winds from the West Texas Mesonet early on the 17th clearly illustrates where the heaviest ice had accumulated in the Rolling Plains. The thicker ice coating/glazing caused the anemometers to freeze up, thus reporting wind speeds of zero. Where the icing wasn't as significant, the anemometers continued to function properly and report the wind on the Caprock. Below are the 24-hour highs, lows and precipitation, as reported by the Lubbock COOP Observers from around the region. |
Daily Temperature and Precipitation Summary
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
939 AM CST Fri Jan 17 2020
The following data are for the previous 24 HRS (8AM - 8AM)
Highs typically from the previous day. Low can be either day.
7-8AM
24 HOUR TODAY 24HR SNOW SNOW
LOCATION HI LOW 7-8AM PCPN FALL DEPTH
Aspermont 39 31 33 1.21 0.0 0
Big Spring AWOS 44 32 35 0.00 0.0 0
Brownfield 36 30 33 0.24 0.0 0
Childress 35 29 32 0.34 0.0 0
Childress ASOS 38 30 32 0.42 0.0 0
Crosbyton 36 29 33 0.30 0.0 0
Denver City M M M M M M
Dimmitt M M M M M M
Floydada 35 27 31 0.12 0.0 0
Friona 31 27 31 0.21 0.0 0
Guthrie 37 31 34 1.25 0.0 0
Hart 33 27 30 0.04 0.0 0
Jayton M M M M M M
Lake Alan Henry 39 31 35 1.19 0.0 0
Levelland 35 30 32 0.11 T 0
Littlefield 5SE 36 29 32 0.04 T 0
Lubbock 35 30 34 0.17 0.0 0
Matador 36 29 32 0.36 0.0 0
Memphis 37 28 29 M 0.0 0
Morton 42 29 31 0.05 0.0 0
Muleshoe 32 27 30 0.03 0.0 0
Muleshoe Refuge 33 28 31 0.10 0.0 0
Olton 36 29 32 0.04 0.0 0
Paducah 15S (Grow) 35 30 32 M 0.0 0
Plainview Wtr Plnt 36 28 31 0.20 0.0 0
Plainview Dly Hrld 36 28 32 0.17 0.0 0
Plains 35 30 32 0.07 0.0 0
Post 37 30 33 0.75 0.0 0
Silverton 32 26 31 0.17 0.0 0
Snyder 41 30 33 1.13 0.0 0
Spur 38 31 32 1.20 0.0 0
Tahoka 37 30 32 0.34 0.0 0
Tulia 35 27 30 0.09 0.0 0
Turkey 36 30 32 0.40 0.0 0
White River Lake 39 31 33 0.95 0.0 0
Automated Stations High Low 7AM Rain
Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge 34 29 33 0.00
Caprock Canyons State Park RAWS 36 29 32 0.21
Jayton RAWS 38 32 M M
The following mesonet data show 24hr highs and lows
and precipitation 8am-8am.
Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet...
24-HR 8AM 8AM-8AM
HI LOW
Abernathy 5NE 36 29 32 0.18
Aiken 3WSW 37 28 32 0.19
Adrian 6WSW 33 26 33 0.00
Amarillo 7SSE 31 25 31 0.00
Amarillo 9NNE 32 25 32 0.00
Amarillo 15NNW 32 26 32 0.08
Amherst 1NE 34 29 32 0.00
Andrews 2NE 40 32 34 0.58
Anton 6S 35 30 32 0.11
Aspermont 3NE 37 31 34 1.37
BBNP Persimmon Gap 57 42 43 0.34
BBNP Castolon 1NW 72 48 49 0.21
Big Lake 1WNW 44 34 40 0.87
Bootleg 11WNW 32 26 32 0.00
Boys Ranch 1WSW 33 29 32 0.19
Brownfield 2S 36 31 34 0.16
Canadian 6E 29 23 29 0.00
Caprock Canyons 35 28 31 0.23
Childress 2NNE 35 28 31 0.09
Clarendon 2WSW 36 27 29 0.03
Claude 12SW 33 26 30 0.03
Clyde 2WNW 39 31 34 1.25
Colorado City 5NW 41 32 35 0.68
Coyanosa 46 37 38 0.45
Crane 1NNW 44 36 38 0.54
Crowell 1E 36 31 33 2.30
Dell City 1N 48 32 33 0.10
Denver City 7W 37 31 33 0.06
Dimmitt 2NE 31 26 31 0.00
Dora NM 2SW 33 29 33 0.00
Dozier 2W 36 27 30 0.14
Earth 9WSW 33 28 32 0.01
Endee NM 2SW 35 27 34 0.06
Estelline 3SSE 37 29 32 0.28
Floydada 2NE 36 29 33 0.15
Fluvanna 3W 38 30 32 1.35
Fort Chadborne 41 33 36 1.04
Fort Lancaster 50 39 40 0.94
Fort Lewis CO 39 29 29 0.00
Fort McKavett 47 35 37 1.23
Friona 2NE 31 28 31 0.00
Fritch 1WNW 32 25 32 0.03
Gail 2SE 40 32 34 1.10
Goodlett 3W 34 30 31 0.77
Goodnight 35 27 29 0.01
Graham 5SW 38 31 33 0.69
Guadalupe N.P. 52 31 52 0.11
Guthrie 10W 37 31 32 1.24
Hackberry 2SSE 36 30 32 0.93
Happy 1E 33 27 31 0.00
Hart 3N 34 28 31 0.01
Haskell 1NW 37 31 35 1.41
Hefner 1SW 36 31 35 1.86
Hereford 2NW 31 27 31 0.01
Hobbs NM 5NW 38 32 34 0.10
Jayton 1S 37 31 32 2.06
Junction 1SSW 49 38 39 0.60
Kent 9E 43 35 39 0.15
Knox City 3NW 38 31 35 2.01
Lake Alan Henry 1NW 38 31 33 1.36
Lake McClellan 2NW 33 25 29 0.01
Lamesa 2SE 39 31 34 0.59
Lesley 2S 38 30 31 0.33
Levelland 4S 34 30 33 0.10
Lomax 1SSE 42 33 35 0.87
Lubbock (TX Tech) 36 30 33 0.16
Lubbock (Reese Ctr) 35 30 33 0.29
McLean 1E 32 24 29 0.00
Memphis 1NE 37 30 31 0.49
Menard 2NWE 47 36 37 0.90
Mertzon 3NNE 45 34 37 0.37
Morton 1NE 35 30 33 0.03
Muleshoe 2S 33 29 32 0.03
New Home 36 30 34 0.19
Northfield 1S 37 30 32 0.35
O`Donnell 1N 38 31 34 0.44
Olton 6S 36 29 31 0.01
Odell 4ENE 35 30 33 1.45
Paducah 10SW 36 30 32 1.32
Paloduro 4E JA Ranch 38 29 30 0.04
Palo Duro Canyon Rim 34 26 31 0.00
Palo Duro Cnyn Floor 37 29 33 0.02
Palo Duro Reservoir 30 20 30 0.03
Pampa 2E 30 23 29 0.00
Panhandle 1SSW 31 24 30 0.03
Plains 3N 35 30 33 0.07
Plainview 1S 36 29 32 0.11
Post 1NE 39 31 35 0.71
Ralls 1SE 36 29 33 0.07
Roaring Springs 3N 36 29 32 0.04
Rotan 5W 39 31 35 0.88
San Angelo 7NW 45 34 37 0.72
Seagraves 1SW 37 31 34 0.16
Segovia 7SSW 49 37 38 0.51
Seminole 2N 38 32 34 0.13
Seymour 3NW 37 31 36 2.76
Sierra Blanca 1SSE 46 36 37 0.00
Silverton 7E 33 27 31 0.16
Slaton 2NE 36 30 33 0.10
Smyer 34 30 33 0.35
Snyder 3E 38 30 32 1.16
Snyder 3SSW (WTC) 39 31 34 1.27
South Plains 3ENE 35 28 32 0.11
Spur 1W 38 31 33 1.13
Stamford 5ESE 39 32 35 1.85
Stinnett 1NNW 30 24 30 0.00
St Lawrence 5SW 43 33 37 0.62
Sterling City 4WNW 42 32 36 0.58
Sundown 8SW 35 31 33 0.07
Sweetwater 11SW 38 30 38 0.59
Tahoka 3NE 36 30 33 0.33
Tarzan 2WNW 42 32 35 0.67
Tatum NM 2SW 35 30 33 0.03
Throckmorton 1SW 38 32 35 1.46
Truscott 2SE 37 31 33 2.53
Tulia 2NE 36 28 32 0.01
Turkey 2WSW 36 29 31 0.34
Umbarger 3NNE 31 26 31 0.01
Van Horn 3ENE 45 38 40 0.00
Vigo Park 35 27 32 0.02
Wall 1E 45 35 38 0.63
Weinert 2NNE 37 31 35 1.92
Welch 37 31 34 0.47
White River Lk 6NW 37 30 32 0.65
Wolfforth 6SW 36 30 33 0.17
Supplemental Precipitation..
Childress USDA (Childress Cnty) 0.44 0.0 0
Childress 14NW (Childress Cnty) M M M
Childress 7NW (Childress Cnty) M M M
Dodson 5S (Childress Cnty) M M M
Kirkland 1W (Childress Cnty) M M M
Dumont (NW King County) M M M
Floydada 9SE (Floyd County) 0.50 0.0 0
Flomot 2E (NW Motley County) 0.16 0.0 0
Flomot 4NE (NW Motley County) M M M
Lubbock 9N (Lubbock County) M M M
Lubbock 7WSW (77TH NR Iola) M M M
Lubbock 7SW (90TH NR Slide) 0.16 0.0 0
Lubbock 7SW #2 (103RD NR Slide) M M M
Northfield (NE Motley County) M M M
Paducah 10S (Cottle County) 1.12 0.0 0
Pitchfork Ranch (E Dickens) M M M
Reese 4E (8th ST & Milwaukee) M M M
Roaring Springs (Motley County) M M M
Ropesville 6NNW(Hockley County) 0.20 0.0 0
Shallowater (Lubbock County) M M M
Tell 3S (Childress Cnty) 0.26 0.0 0
Woodrow 3W (154th & Indiana) 0.23 0.0 0
..Automated USGS Rain Gauges..
Aspermont 13N (Stonewall County) 1.78
Brice 6SW (Hall County) 0.11
Childress 10N(Childress County) 0.17
Friona 12S Running Water Dr 0.00
Justiceburg(Garza County) 0.00
Kirkland 1NNE N Grosebeck Ck 0.26
Lake Alan Henry (Garza County) 1.08
Lockney 10SW Callahan Draw 0.01
Lubbock 4ESE (50TH LOOP 289) 0.15
Mackenzie Lake (Briscoe County) 0.00
Silverton 7W Rock Ck Tr M
Wellman 1NE (Terry County) 0.30
White River Lake (Crosby County) 0.75
Wayside (Armstrong County) 0.00
------------- Agricultural Data -----------------
Pan Evaporation
Lake Alan Henry 0.04
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