Winter Weather — Lipscomb, Texas

2023-11-25 · Lipscomb, Texas

Event narrative

One to three inches of snowfall fell across the county with the 3 being observed in Darrouzett. One tenth of an inch of ice accumulation from freezing rain was observed around 1205CST for Higgins, TX.

Wider weather episode

An upper level storm system moved across parts of Southern to Central Great Plains on the 25th of November. This system combined with abundant moisture, brought precipitation to the combined Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles. While the colder temperatures and better moisture was displaced to the north across Kansas, portions of the combined Panhandles still were able to accumulate significant snowfall. Beaver County was on the southern edge of a band where 8 to 11 of snow reached northeast from the eastern OK Panhandle to north of Wichita, KS. Areas across the northern combined Panhandles saw some snow while the southern Texas Panhandle had precipitation stay all rain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1149737. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.