News DetailWinter storm materializing...Tornado Watch still in effect in TX!
Posted At: November 30, 2006 @ 12:40 AM
Posted By: Reed Timmer
The vorticity maximum, in central NM at ~1:00 am CST, still appears to be digging southeastward as forecast by the WRF and the GFS. Not forecast by the 00z models, however, is the southward extent of the heavy snow at around 0700 UTC to the far south Texas Panhandle. The precip shield is also expanding rapidly as deeper moisture above the cold front is encountered, with convective elements forming on the eastern side east and southeast of Lubbock, TX. It appears that a 4-8 inch snowfall is very likely here in central OK, with greater than 12 inches possible to the north and east.
A tornado watch was also in effect until 2:00 am CST for parts of south TX (above right). An isolated supercell had several tornado warnings earlier in the evening west of Austin. This supercell is well south of cold front, and could easily survive for a few more hours.
We plan to wake up early in the morning and position ourselves underneath the heaviest snowband. I will update the blog continuously with pictures and video from this historic event.
A tornado watch was also in effect until 2:00 am CST for parts of south TX (above right). An isolated supercell had several tornado warnings earlier in the evening west of Austin. This supercell is well south of cold front, and could easily survive for a few more hours.
We plan to wake up early in the morning and position ourselves underneath the heaviest snowband. I will update the blog continuously with pictures and video from this historic event.
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