Hurricane Force Winds - 17 Inches of Snow -1,600 Homes Without Power - Historic Blizzard Amarillo, Texas

Childress TxDOT: DPS troopers are blocking ALL traffic north on US 287 between Childress, Memphis and Claude. Drivers will be turned back.
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UPDATE: Asarco, banks closed. School, government cancellations for Monday

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Figured I would throw this link in here

Thread: Dr. Acula and Friends: Emergency Winter Prep Tips!!! (411)

Rookies, how about 28 inches and 250,000 without power :}

I wouldnt make any mention of it... but it is Texas after all, a place that isnt usually associated with snow... much less blizzards.

Last Edited by Dr. Acula on 02/25/2013 04:09 PM

lol, 1,600 homes equates to no more than 7,000 people.

Who cares.

People down there have no where to go anyways.

When weather patterns bring snow to a region that typically doesnt ever get snow... much less 17 inches in blizzard conditions...

I find it interesting... its cool you dont.

thanks for the bump...

Serious stuff for that neck of the woods.

Interesting... Down here in South Texas we're also having hurricane force winds. Its highly unusual. Rolling power outages too. Haven't searched for links, but that is currently what's happening down here.

PIN!

yeah, its not something they are used to... its different for folks who deal with more snowy days than sunny...

but those people arent used to this... this is a major snow system.



Last Edited by Dr. Acula on 02/25/2013 04:58 PM

many thanks :)

000
FXUS62 KTAE 251951
AFDTAE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
251 PM EST Mon Feb 25 2013

...One More Round of Flooding and Severe Weather Expected
Overnight...

.NEAR TERM [Through Tonight]...
A tornado watch continues in effect until 8 pm est for most of the
eastern Florida Big Bend. Another chance for severe weather will
occur later this evening and overnight as a strong cold front races
eastward across the Gulf Coast as a potent upper level system
moves into the Ohio River Valley. A squall line will develop ahead
of the front and will be the focus for the severe weather threat.
The primary threat will be damaging winds but isolated tornadoes
will also be possible. In fact, SPC has areas from Tallahassee
west outlooked for 10% probabilities for seeing significant
tornadoes, something that is rare in this part of the country. We
will also continue to be concerned with additional flooding as
models show another 2 to 3 inches of rain over a widespread area
through daybreak Tuesday and flash flood guidance is down to
1.0-1.5 inches per hour. After coordination with WFO JAX, the
flash flood watch has been extended eastward to include Taylor,
Lafayette and Madison Counties.

^ Somebody explain the reason why this is the image for "snow".

Helptard!

I dont doubt it. This storm system is massive...

Stay safe and thanks for telling us! :)

Here you go:


000
FXUS62 KTBW 252052
AFDTBW

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
352 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-WEDNESDAY)...
TORNADO WATCH 41 WILL CONTINUE ACROSS LEVY COUNTY THROUGH 8PM THIS
EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT
MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
THEN THE SQUALL LINE WITH THE FRONT SHOULD MOVE INTO THE AREA
TUESDAY MORNING AROUND 12Z/SUNRISE...AND PUSHING THROUGH THE CWA
THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY...WEAKENING AS IT PUSHES SOUTH WITH THE
UPPER ENERGY MOVING OFF AND THE FRONT GRADUALLY STALLING. SOME
STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE SQUALL
LINE AND A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS IS POSSIBLE FROM AROUND
TAMPA BAY NORTH THROUGH THE NATURE COAST MAINLY IN THE
MORNING...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO POSSIBLE
WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. WINDS WILL ALSO BE BREEZY AND GUSTY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A LAKE WIND ADVISORY AND RIP CURRENT/HIGH
SURF ADVISORY POSSIBLE. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL ACROSS SOUTH
FLORIDA KEEPING A SLIGHT RAIN CHANCE IN PLACE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
ZONES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TEMPS WILL BE IN THE 60S TONIGHT...WITH
THE COOLER AND DRIER AIR STARTING TO PUSH INTO THE AREA TUESDAY
NIGHT WITH LOWS FALLING TO THE UPPER 40S NORTH...MID 50S-AROUND
60S CENTRAL...AND LOWER TO MID 60S SOUTH. HIGHS TUESDAY WILL BE IN
THE MID 70S NORTH TO THE MID 80S SOUTH...DECREASING TO IN THE 70S
FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

2 meter dewpoints show the cold front pushing eastward across extreme eastern Texas and into Louisiana and the warm front pushing northward well north of Jackson, Mississippi. Severe weather is likely east of the cold front and south of the warm front. [link to i.imgur.com]

many many thanks once again my friend!

tornadoes, blizzard, rain, ice, winds, avalanches.. what else to ask for? [link to forecast.weather.gov]

Weather Doom... Epic Weather Doom...

used to be a rare thing... now its getting to be weekly... almost daily to have weather of this magnitude.

From NWS Amarillo: [link to www.srh.noaa.gov]

[link to www.spc.noaa.gov]

thats not joking conditions... thats some serious winter weather...

in Texas...

Even if it is just one person you should care.

Holy dog shit! Texas? Only steers and queers come
from Texas, Private Cowboy.

Great job OP and Luisport. keep up the good work.