Bill Murray | January 10, 2021 @ 11:37 am
Heavy snow has been falling across parts of West Texas this morning as an upper-level disturbance sweeps southeastward into the area. The core of the upper disturbance is near San Angelo now.
The system has been overperforming so far.
1 to 2 inches was reported in the areas around Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle on the northern fringe of the precipitation shield this morning.
The snow has been heavier further south toward Lubbock. 3-9 inches of snow has fallen across a wide area around Lubbock this morning as the system has been moving a little slower than anticipated. 9 inches was reported near Denver City, in Yoakum County, northeast of Hobbs, NM. Lubbock has picked up around 4 inches, which is half of their annual average snowfall total.