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NWS confirms rare EF-1 tornado in Texas Panhandle 02/03/12

Debbie — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:57:43 +0000

The damage survey by the National Weather Service in Amarillo confirms an EF-1 tornado in extreme northeast Gray, far southeast Roberts and far southwest Hemphill counties on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMS EF-1 TORNADO IN EXTREME NORTHEAST GRAY...FAR SOUTHEAST ROBERTS...AND FAR SOUTHWEST HEMPHILL COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO TEXAS HAS COMPLETED A [...]

NWS: Texas Panhandle hail reports 02/02/12

Debbie — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:17:32 +0000

There were plenty of reports of good-sized hail Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, from the Texas Panhandle made to the National Weather Service in Amarillo.

Office Report Time County Location ST Event Type Mag. {} AMA 2012-02-02 9:46 PM Lipscomb 8 S Booker TX HAIL 0.88 {} AMA 2012-02-02 8:52 PM Hutchinson Stinnett TX HAIL 1 {} AMA 2012-02-02 9:50 PM Randall 5 Sw Amarillo TX HAIL 1 {} AMA 2012-02-02 9:44 PM Lipscomb 5 S Booker TX HAIL 1.25 {} AMA 2012-02-02 8:27 PM Moore 1 W Lake Meredith TX HAIL 1 {} AMA 2012-02-02 9:50 PM Randall 5 S Amarillo TX HAIL 1 {} AMA 2012-02-02 9:55 PM Potter 3 W Amarillo TX HAIL 1 {} AMA 2012-02-02 9:53 PM Potter 10 [...]

NWS: Winter weather advisory issued for SW Kansas

Debbie — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:08:00 +0000

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for snow and blowing snow… which is in effect from 9 am this morning to noon CST Saturday.

* Timing… snow accumulations should begin this morning and continue through noon Saturday. Some lingering light snow is expected into the morning Saturday.

* Main impact… snow amounts [...]

Mesonet: Drought Monitor map shows relief downstate with more on way

Debbie — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:53:41 +0000

By Gary McManus, Associate State Climatologist Oklahoma Climatological Survey

The rains last Tuesday night and Wednesday didn’t make the cut for last week’s U.S. Drought Monitor map, so we’ve waiting (im)patiently for a chance to see the impact. The newest map released this morning shows the white “no drought” area continuing to expand westward in southern [...]

Mesonet: January sees warm winter continue for Oklahoma

Debbie — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:39:25 +0000

By Gary McManus, Associate State Climatologist Oklahoma Climatological Survey

Snow was mostly a no-show during January as Oklahoma’s mild winter weather continued for a second month. The average temperature across the state soared to nearly 7 degrees above normal to rank as the eighth warmest January since records began in 1895. Combine that with a mild [...]

NWS: Winter storm possible late week in Western Kansas

Debbie — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:23:57 +0000

Winter storm is possible for western Kansas Friday and Saturday, according to the National Weather Service in Dodge City. A potent jet stream will buckle into western Canada on Thursday producing a strong storm system into The Four Corners region. The storm system is then expected to lift northeastward into western Kansas on Friday and could linger into Saturday.

Rain [...]