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Last Map Update: Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 4:42:25 pm CDT

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Dry and warm conditions are expected this weekend. The westerly breeze will ramp up Saturday, giving way to some fire weather concerns. A Pacific cold front will sweep through the region Sunday morning, shifting winds to the northwest and bringing along some cooler temperatures for Sunday.

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Local Weather History For March 27th...

1970 (27th-28th): Much of the western and southwestern Texas Panhandle experienced their first blizzard in 13 years since
the previous occurrence on March 22-25, 1957. This was also the first blizzard in Texas since the South Plains blizzard of
January 24-25, 1967. Up to nine inches of snow spread over the western Panhandle combined with 35 mph winds resulting in
snow drifts up to five feet. The area hardest hit was the corridor along HWY 60 southwest of Amarillo from Hereford to
Friona, Farwell and Clovis, NM. The blizzard began around 7:30 PM on the 27th and finished by 11 AM the following day.
Tragically, two small children froze to death in a snow-stranded automobile near Bovina while their brother and sisters
walked for help. An estimated 250 persons were stranded on HWY 60 by a massive drift west of Clovis, NM and more than 70
cars were stranded between Hereford and Farwell. Cattle losses were estimated at $12,000.