Forecasters warn of continued cold weather threat in Lubbock
The region s slow climb out of sub-zero temperatures has begun, but frigid and icy conditions will linger in Lubbock and around the South Plains through the end of the week.
After bottoming out with a daily record low of 0 degrees Monday morning in Lubbock and even colder temperatures around the South Plains, another night in the single digits was expected early Tuesday, followed by daytime highs around a relatively warm 32 degrees Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service in Lubbock. We re not going to start coming out of this cold air until Friday and start to see a lot of those icy conditions start going away, said Marissa Pazos, a meteorologist with the weather service in Lubbock.
Winter storm drops more snow on Stephenville, surrounding area
E-T Staff Report
After a New Year s Eve stormed dropped snow on parts of Texas, including Erath County, another round of winter weather blanketed parts of the region again on Sunday, making roads slick and causing some power outages.
In Stephenville, the National Weather Service reported about 2 inches of precipitation at Clark Field Municipal Airport, though totals across the region may vary.
The storm system brought several inches of snow to some other areas that don t usually see such wintry weather, including Austin and College Station.
National Weather Service meteorologist Matthew Brady said Sunday afternoon that some areas of Williamson County, north of Austin, had gotten up to 5 inches of snow.