Snow in forecast for Oklahoma Panhandle, National Weather Service
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION…
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
WED OCT 26 2011
BEST TIME FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW STILL APPEARS TO BE
FROM MIDNIGHT TO 7 AM WITH THE BEST AREA ACROSS THE WESTERN TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. HOWEVER…NAM CONTINUES TO HINT AT THE
POSSIBILITY OF SEVERAL BANDS OF HEAVIER PRECIPITATION ANYWHERE
ACROSS THE PANHANDLES INTO THE TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS. THIS APPEARS TO
BE A RESULT OF SOME FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING AND ELEVATED
INSTABILITY…BOTH OF WHICH WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT EVEN
BEING 6 TO 12 HOURS OUT FROM THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION. OPTED TO
KEEP SNOWFALL AMOUNTS GENERALLY CLOSER TO 1 INCH FOR NOW BUT WOULD
NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE SOME ISOLATED BANDS PRODUCING TOTALS
APPROACHING 2 TO 3 INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS. TEMPERATURES APPEAR TO
BE ON TRACK AS WELL FOR AREAS WEST OF A CANYON, TEXAS TO GUYMON, OKLAHOMA LINE TO SEE
A FREEZE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AS COLD AIR CONTINUES TO PUSH INTO THE
REGION.
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