Current winter storm situation: SW Texas

[Jeff Miller]

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Tim


Quite a winter storm scenario is unfolding in SW Texas this evening. Moderate to heavy snow is widespread currently around the I-10 corridor in Texas... with Heavy Snow reducing visibilities to a quarter mile in visibility. In Fort Stockton, roadways are already reported snowcovered with heavy snow continuing to fall.

Heavy snow and winter storm warnings are in effect for this entire area.

Any Texans chasing this?

[Patrick Marsh]

Quite a winter storm scenario is unfolding in SE Texas this evening. Moderate to heavy snow is widespread currently around the I-10 corridor in Texas... with Heavy Snow reducing visibilities to a quarter mile in visibility. In Fort Stockton, roadways are already reported snowcovered with heavy snow continuing to fall.

Heavy snow and winter storm warnings are in effect for this entire area.

Any Texans chasing this?

I think you meant to say SW Texas. SE TX is near 50 with rain.

[Brandon Sullivan]

Sweet, a Winter Weather Area.

Yeah, Im sure Jeff meant SW Texas, seeing as that is where all the warnings are. No big deal..

As I said, the area lit up with warnings.. No Jeff, Im not chasing it, but I wish we could get some up here!!

[Jeff Miller]

3-5" commonplace in SW Texas especially in the Fort Stockton area which had quite a blast of wintery weather. It seems the strongest area of forcing has moved to the East - but liquid equivalent of 0.57" has fallen and 4-5" in the Fort Stockton area at last report. Predictions of 2-3" more are expected overnight - definately quite a situation down in SW Texas, and certainly is early for this kind of an event in that part of the country.