Southern Rockies, Texas brace for the return of wintry conditions
By
Maura Kelly, AccuWeather meteorologist
Published Feb 8, 2020 5:59 PM EDT
A potent storm tracking across the southern half of the country will open the door for snow to return to parts of the southern Plains.
The storm system that brought gusty winds to California over the weekend has dove southward across the southern Rockies for the early part of the week.
As cold air sank farther south behind the storm Monday night, places like Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico saw rain transition over to a heavy, wet snow.
Widespread snowfall totals of 3-6 inches are expected across the area, including Flagstaff, Arizona and Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Snowfall totals will climb higher in the mountains of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico, where 6-10 inches could accumulate. This heavier snow has the potential to spread into parts of the northern Texas Panhandle.
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Temperatures along the Front Range on Monday night fell to around freezing as the precipitation arrived. As precipitation tracked into the Lubbock, Texas area, sleet and freezing rain was reported as the temperature hovered around freezing.
As the storm system slides eastward, light to moderate snowfall is expected across the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma Tuesday.
The highest snowfall totals are likely across the high terrain of New Mexico where over two feet of snow is possible. Snowfall totals will likely vary across the Texas Panhandle, with the highest amounts closer to the New Mexico border.
As temperatures rise into the afternoon hours, precipitation that started as snow between Lubbock and Amarillo may transition to sleet or freezing rain for a period of time. As a result, travel along Interstate 27 could be tricky.
As the storm begins to slowly push east on Tuesday, rain showers will spread into the southern Plains.
The main corridor of snowy weather is expected to track northeastward into western Oklahoma and southern Kansas overnight Tuesday. Accumulations are expected to be light and with temperatures hovering around freezing, roads should be mainly wet.
Of course localized slick spots will be possible, especially on elevated surfaces such as bridges and overpasses.
Into the middle of the week, the storm will begin to push east and will bring the next round of rain that could aggravate flooding in the Southeast.
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Southern Rockies, Texas brace for the return of wintry conditions
By Maura Kelly, AccuWeather meteorologist
Published Feb 8, 2020 5:59 PM EDT
A potent storm tracking across the southern half of the country will open the door for snow to return to parts of the southern Plains.
The storm system that brought gusty winds to California over the weekend has dove southward across the southern Rockies for the early part of the week.
As cold air sank farther south behind the storm Monday night, places like Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico saw rain transition over to a heavy, wet snow.
Widespread snowfall totals of 3-6 inches are expected across the area, including Flagstaff, Arizona and Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Snowfall totals will climb higher in the mountains of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico, where 6-10 inches could accumulate. This heavier snow has the potential to spread into parts of the northern Texas Panhandle.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE ACCUWEATHER APP
Temperatures along the Front Range on Monday night fell to around freezing as the precipitation arrived. As precipitation tracked into the Lubbock, Texas area, sleet and freezing rain was reported as the temperature hovered around freezing.
As the storm system slides eastward, light to moderate snowfall is expected across the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma Tuesday.
The highest snowfall totals are likely across the high terrain of New Mexico where over two feet of snow is possible. Snowfall totals will likely vary across the Texas Panhandle, with the highest amounts closer to the New Mexico border.
As temperatures rise into the afternoon hours, precipitation that started as snow between Lubbock and Amarillo may transition to sleet or freezing rain for a period of time. As a result, travel along Interstate 27 could be tricky.
As the storm begins to slowly push east on Tuesday, rain showers will spread into the southern Plains.
The main corridor of snowy weather is expected to track northeastward into western Oklahoma and southern Kansas overnight Tuesday. Accumulations are expected to be light and with temperatures hovering around freezing, roads should be mainly wet.
Of course localized slick spots will be possible, especially on elevated surfaces such as bridges and overpasses.
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Into the middle of the week, the storm will begin to push east and will bring the next round of rain that could aggravate flooding in the Southeast.
Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.
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