Winter Weather Advisory in Effect for Today
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Lubbock and the rest of the South Plains for today. Lubbock is expected to get 1"-3" of snow, along with the accumulation of some ice.
For those who are driving today, extra caution will be needed on the road, with the snow and ice.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 1123 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE- FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING- YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART... TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MEMPHIS...TURKEY...CHILDRESS... MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY... MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH...MORTON...LEVELLAND... LUBBOCK...SLATON...WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON...RALLS...DICKENS... SPUR...GUTHRIE...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA... ODONNELL...POST...JAYTON...ASPERMONT 1123 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY MORNING NEAR THE TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO STATE LINE AND SPREAD EAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE TIMING FOR HEAVIEST SNOWFALL APPEARS TO BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO A SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW MIX BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST. PRECIPITATION WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED THREE INCH ACCUMULATIONS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS WHERE THE HEAVIEST WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL ACCUMULATE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.