Lubbock, the South Plains; Amarillo, and the Texas Panhandle, are expecting to deal with snowfall amounts between 5 to 10 inches and temperatures below zero, over the next three days.
The overnight hours of Wednesday, February 10th, along with the morning commute, ended up being hazardous for some Lubbock drivers.
A combination of temperatures in the 20s, plus some sleet and light snow, created icy and slick conditions across Lubbock streets.
In the 12-hour period on Wednesday from midnight to 12 p.m., Lubbock police officers responded to 94 traffic accidents. Four of the accidents were hit & runs, 15 accidents had people suffer injuries, and 75 accidents had no injuries.
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Lubbock police are urging drivers to use extra caution through the weekend as winter weather, along with temperatures as low as 1 degree are forecast for Lubbock through next Monday, February 15th.
Smaller snowfall totals are expected north of Lubbock, while 5 to 6 of snow is also expected west, and south of Lubbock, including in Snyder, Lamesa and Tahoka. Travel is expected to be impacted in Lubbock all-day Sunday.
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