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Heavy snow targets the southern Texas Panhandle & northern Rolling Plains |
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Heavy wet snow blanketing the trees and roadways near Turkey Saturday evening (8 March 2025). The picture is courtesy of Blake Brown. |
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A slow-moving upper level low emerged from New Mexico and passed slowly across the South Plains region on Saturday (8 March 2025). In tandem, a cold front moved through the region late Friday night, dropping temperatures into the 30s and lower 40s. Lift along and immediately behind the front triggered showers and a few thunderstorms over the southern Rolling Plains early Saturday morning. |
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| Water vapor satellite loop valid from 8:21 am to 8:11 pm on Saturday (8 March 2025). | |
| Initially, the air moving in behind the pre-dawn cold front was lacking in low-level moisture. This tended to limit both the coverage and intensity of the precipitation through Saturday morning. However, moisture gradually increased throughout the day as lift persisted ahead of and north of the slow-moving low. This led to precipitation expanding in coverage and intensity, primarily over the southern Texas Panhandle and northern Rolling Plains, Saturday afternoon and evening. | |
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| Lubbock WSR-88D radar animation valid from 3:05 pm to 5:29 pm on Saturday (8 March 2025). Additional radar animations can be found at: 10:36 pm on March 7th to 6:43 am on March 8th; 6:38 am to 2:38 pm on March 8th; and 4:49 pm on March 8th to 8:57 am on March 9th. | |
| Although temperatures started out mild enough to support a cold rain over the southeast Texas Panhandle and northern Rolling Plains, the persistent and increasingly intense precipitation was sufficient to gradually cooled the low-levels just enough to result in a switchover to snow in may spots. | |
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| Snow blanketing the homestead in Childress Saturday evening (8 March 2025). The picture is courtesy of Blake Brown. | |
| As the below map shows, temperatures generally resided at or just above the freezing mark Saturday evening, even as snow fell. These "marginal" temperatures resulted in a lot of melting once the snow made it to the ground. As a result, most roadways remained wet, but during periods of moderate to heavy snow, the snow and slush did accumulate, even on the roads. | |
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| Temperatures and radar imagery valid at 5:30 pm on Saturday (8 March 2025). The data are courtesy of the West Texas Mesonet. | |
| The below images show the accumulation of snow and slush on the roadways around Childress during a period of moderate to heavy snow Saturday evening. The slushy and in places snow-covered roads did create hazardous travel in spots. | |
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| Snow falling in Childress at 4:37 pm (left) and 6:42 pm (right) on Saturday (8 March 2025). The images are courtesy of Pantex. | |
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Where the heaviest band of snow setup and persisted the longest, a swath of 2 to 4+ inches of snow accumulated from the south-central Texas Panhandle into the northern Rolling Plains. Locations in and around Silverton, Turkey and Northfield were hardest hit, picking up an impressive 6 to 8+ inches before the precipitation came to an end late Saturday night. |
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| Map showing the snowfall reports received on March 8th and 9th, 2025. | |
| The visible satellite imagery the next morning clearly showed where the heavy snow had fallen and accumulated. Mild temperatures and full sunshine quickly melted off the snow during the day Sunday, though where the heaviest snow fell, the final shreds didn't completely melt away until Monday morning. | |
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| Visible satellite loop valid from 8:56 am to 1:16 pm on Sunday (9 March 2025). A regional satellite loop on Sunday can be VIEWED HERE. | |
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Almost as impressive, the satellite imagery shows where lesser amounts of snow accumulated, particularly from the lower elevations of Palo Duro Canyon through the Red River Valley of northern Hall and Childress Counties. Here, the slightly lower elevations and minimally "warmer" temperatures were enough to greatly limit snow accumulations, despite impressive precipitation totals. |
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| Total precipitation (rain and melted snow) measured by the West Texas Mesonet over the early March event. | |
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Altogether, between the cold rain and heavy wet snow, the southern Texas Panhandle, northeast South Plains and northern and central Rolling Plains picked up some welcome and beneficial moisture. This included an incredible 1 to 2+ inches of liquid in and around Silverton, Northfield and Childress. |
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| Snow falling in Friona at 4:35 pm on Saturday (8 March 2025). The image is courtesy of Pantex. | |
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Above and below are a couple of additional pictures of the snow captured during the snow Saturday evening. |
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| Heavy wet snow covering Turkey, Texas, Saturday evening (8 March 2025). The picture is courtesy of Blake Brown. | |
| The preliminary snow reports collected during the early March event can be found below: | |
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
354 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0454 PM Snow 3 ENE Tulia 34.56N 101.72W
03/08/2025 E1.0 Inch Swisher TX CO-OP Observer
Snowfall so far as of late afternoon
Saturday. Moderate to heavy snow still
falling at time of report, visibility about
1/2 mile.
0459 PM Snow 1 ENE Dimmitt 34.55N 102.30W
03/08/2025 E2.0 Inch Castro TX Law Enforcement
Castro County Sheriff reports about 2 inches
of snowfall so far as of late afternoon
Saturday. Moderate snow still falling at
time of report.
0507 PM Snow Friona 34.64N 102.72W
03/08/2025 E2.0 Inch Parmer TX Law Enforcement
Corrects previous snow report from Friona.
Up to two inches of snow accumulation
reported in Friona as of late afternoon
Saturday. Light to moderate snow still
falling at time of report, but PD reports
roads are still just wet.
0530 PM Snow 4 NNE Tell 34.44N 100.37W
03/08/2025 E3.0 Inch Childress TX Public
Several inches of snow reported just west of
Childress as of late afternoon Saturday.
Heavy snow still falling at time of report.
0532 PM Snow Childress 34.43N 100.20W
03/08/2025 E2.0 Inch Childress TX Public
Webcam shows at least a couple of inches of
snowfall so far in downtown Childress as of
late afternoon Saturday. Moderate snow still
falling at time of report with some light
snow accumulation observed on roadways.
0540 PM Snow Caprock Canyons State P 34.44N 101.07W
03/08/2025 E2.0 Inch Briscoe TX Park/Forest Srvc
Snowfall so far as of early evening
Saturday. Heavy snow still falling at time
of report with dirt roads reported to be
snow-covered.
0604 PM Snow Childress 34.43N 100.21W
03/08/2025 M3.5 Inch Childress TX Broadcast Media
Snowfall so far as of early evening
Saturday. Measured on top of a vehicle.
Light snow still falling at time of report.
0641 PM Snow Turkey 34.39N 100.89W
03/08/2025 E3.5 Inch Hall TX Broadcast Media
Photo shows between 3 and 4 inches of snow
accumulation on outdoor furniture in Turkey.
0900 AM Snow 7 NW Childress 34.52N 100.29W
03/09/2025 M3.0 Inch Childress TX CO-OP Observer
Storm total snowfall. Lots of melting and
compaction reduced accumulation efficiency.
0900 AM Snow 1 ESE Dimmitt 34.55N 102.30W
03/09/2025 M1.7 Inch Castro TX CO-OP Observer
Storm total snowfall. Paved surfaces remain
clear.
0900 AM Snow 2 E Flomot 34.23N 100.96W
03/09/2025 M4.0 Inch Motley TX CO-OP Observer
Storm total snowfall.
0900 AM Snow Friona 34.64N 102.72W
03/09/2025 M2.0 Inch Parmer TX CO-OP Observer
Storm total snowfall.
0900 AM Snow 15 S Paducah 33.82N 100.31W
03/09/2025 M3.0 Inch King TX CO-OP Observer
Storm total snowfall.
0900 AM Snow Guthrie 33.63N 100.34W
03/09/2025 M1.5 Inch King TX CO-OP Observer
Storm total snowfall. Paved surfaces remain
clear.
0900 AM Snow 1 W Kirkland 34.39N 100.09W
03/09/2025 M3.5 Inch Childress TX CO-OP Observer
Storm total snowfall.
0900 AM Snow 1 NE Matador 34.03N 100.81W
03/09/2025 M3.0 Inch Motley TX CO-OP Observer
Corrects previous snow report from 1 NE
Matador. Storm total snowfall.
0900 AM Snow 10 S Paducah 33.88N 100.38W
03/09/2025 M2.0 Inch Cottle TX CO-OP Observer
Storm total snowfall.
0900 AM Snow 5 E Silverton 34.46N 101.22W
03/09/2025 E4.0 Inch Briscoe TX Cocorahs
Storm total snowfall.
0900 AM Snow 3 S Tell 34.34N 100.40W
03/09/2025 M3.0 Inch Childress TX CO-OP Observer
Storm total snowfall.
0900 AM Snow Tulia 34.54N 101.77W
03/09/2025 E4.0 Inch Swisher TX Broadcast Media
Storm total snowfall.
0900 AM Snow 3 ENE Tulia 34.56N 101.72W
03/09/2025 M3.0 Inch Swisher TX CO-OP Observer
Storm total snowfall.
0900 AM Snow Vigo Park 34.65N 101.51W
03/09/2025 M3.0 Inch Swisher TX CO-OP Observer
Storm total snowfall.
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