Forecasters say winter outlook dry, warm despite cold spell
Don’t be fooled by the recent cold, snowy and wet weather on the South Plains.The unseasonably cool temperatures and moist conditions likely aren’t a harbinger of a cold, wet winter to come for the...
View ArticleFlood prompted Buzz Thacker to begin recording rainfall
The flood of 1957 in Roaring Springs swept away bridges, overran the town and turned Buzz Thacker into a meteorologist.From that time forward, he logged down every hundredth of an inch of rain that...
View ArticleLubbock sees daily snowfall record, ahead on precipitation for February
Lubbock broke its daily snowfall record for Feb. 25, with the 3.4 inches that fell Monday at Lubbock Preston Smith International more than doubling the 1.5-record, according to the National Weather...
View ArticleLubbock police: 'A bunch' of accidents on overpasses because of sleet, snow
From the beginning of rush hour until 10 a.m., Lubbock Police have responded to 113 calls for vehicle accidents or pending accidents.Most of those calls were related to the icy conditions and snow...
View ArticleThunderstorms produce combination of rain, hail in South Plains
A line of heavy thunderstorms that swept across the South Plains Monday night left needed rain and unwanted hail in its wake.Individual portions of the storm system contained no hail, while others...
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