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| Written by Dave Holder | |||
| Thursday, 26 March 2009 15:03 | |||
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TVN will be leaving this evening for an initial target of Liberal, KS, which seems to be the sweet spot for the heaviest snow accumulations at this time. We'll be streaming this even throughout it's entirety so stay tuned!
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Re:Blizzard To Affect Southern High Plains!
Mar 27 2009 13:59:35 Not as bad as forecasted here in Perryton yet...the low is still out in New Mexico, but we are still supposed to get 12 inches when it comes through. If you make it through and need a place to stay I have a bed in the basement.
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Re:Blizzard To Affect Southern High Plains!
Mar 27 2009 16:45:34 Just peeked at David Holder's live stream. Ayup! That's what a blizzard looks like, alrighty! White, white, white, and, uh...more white!
Hope the fellas out there in it have plenty of emergency gear for staying warm and alive. These beasties can really get out of hand in a hurry - if driving in them, a drift across the road may look navigatable, but the wind pounds it down so hard, it'll sieze up your undercarriage - no give to it at all. Blizzard snow is unforgiving. And the wind just bites your skin; feels like needles pricking any exposed skin. Dangerous, nasty business. My thoughts and prayers to those venturing anywhere out into this monster. ~Jo~ |
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Re:Blizzard To Affect Southern High Plains!
Mar 27 2009 17:00:31 mikeO wrote:
Never ceases to amaze me that your country has such a diverse severe weather pattern - hot, moist supercell activity one day, heavy snow the next! No shortage of things to discuss! How long is this snow storm system expected to continue? And, both tornadic storms in one area and a killer blizzard in another at the same time. Mike, blizzards last for several days, usually. We huddle down, stay inside for the heavy blow and dig out when she calms somewhat. These are generally so dangerous that folks just stay home - don't even bother going in to work. Many businesses simply close. The dig out is always unpleasant, as the snow is hardened from the winds and very difficult to shovel, even hard on shear pins on our snow-blowers! The hubby keeps extras around, just for these types of storms. ~Jo~ |
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WHEN U GET STUCK I'LL COME PULL YOU OUT (FOR A SMALL FEE THAT IS)
the NWS out of Norman last night mentioned 30+ inch snow totals that the models were putting out in SW KS
-Dave
He's looking at the meso in the central plains, heading NE toward Ohio, I'm sure.
Where IS Jeff? There was a tornado right near him and he went inactive...
depending on how serious it gets, i might head out and see if i can be of help to some folks. usually when it snows, i head out with the tow rope
forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=TXZ094&warncounty=TXC147&firewxzone=TXZ094&local_place1=4+Miles+NW+Gober+TX&product1=Severe+Thunderstorm+Watch
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 73
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1051 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009
TXC147-270500-
/O.EXT.KFWD.SV.A.0073.000000T0000Z-090327T0500Z/
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73...PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY
IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
FANNIN
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BONHAM.
$$
05/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1039 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009
AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE PANHANDLES REGION THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE PANHANDLES EARLY THIS MORNING. BY SUNRISE...HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE AFFECTING A LARGE PORTION OF THE AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS
OF 12 INCHES COMMON. SNOW DRIFTS OF 10 TO 20 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW FINALLY ENDS SATURDAY MORNING.
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In Amarillo right now(12:04 am CDT) the wind is howling and the temp has dropped 20 degrees in the last 40 minutes. No precip yet.
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