Back-to-Back Pacific Storms to Impact the West Coast; Heavy Snow in the Central Appalachians

Back-to-back powerful Pacific storm systems to impact the Pacific Northwest and northern California through the end of this week with heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow. A strong, long-duration atmospheric river will accompany the Pacific storms, bringing excessive rainfall and flash flooding to southwest Oregon and northwest California through the week. Read More >

November 22-24, 2007 Heavy Snow

A strong upper level storm system moved out of northern Mexico late Saturday night into west Texas on Sunday. This storm system brought widespread snowfall to west Texas and southeastern New Mexico, with several locations reporting 6 inches or more of accumulation.

A more complete list of snowfall totals follows...

...Texas...
Alpine                    6.0
Alpine 8S              8.4
Andrews                1.5
Bakersfield            5.8
Big Lake                4.5
Big Spring             6.0 to 8.0
Chisos Basin         3.5 estimated
Colorado City        2.0
Dog Canyon          1.5 estimated
Fort Davis             5.0
Fort Stockton        6.0 to 8.0
Gail                       2.0 estimated
K-Bar ranch          3.0 estimated
Lamesa                 6.0 to 7.0
Mccamey              2.8
Marathon              7.0
Marfa                   6.0
Midland Intl. Arpt. 3.0
Midland 4SW        3.8
Monahans             3.0 to 4.0
Odessa                3.5
Panther Junction  1.5
Pine Springs         4.0
Seminole              2.0
Snyder                 3.0 to 5.0
Wink                     5.0 to 7.0

...New Mexico...
Artesia                 6.0
Atoka                  6.0
Carlsbad              4.0
Hobbs                 2.0
Lakewood            6.0 to 8.0
Loco Hills            7.0
Loving                 6.0
Lovington             2.0
Seven Rivers       4.0
Tatum                  3.0
Queen                 4.0

Below are just a few snow pictures from around the forecast area.

From Kyle in Lamesa, Texas:

From Moises in Big Spring, Texas:

From Klarissa in Big Spring, Texas:

From Cindy in Marfa Texas:

And from Richard Northwest of Alpine, Texas:

The National Weather Serivce would like to thank the above individuals, our local cooperative observers, trained weather spotters, law enforcement, media and the general public for your reports and pictures.

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Heavy Snow, November 22 and 24