High Wind in Armstrong, Texas

Between 1505CST and 1817CST multiple wind gusts exceeding 58 mph occurred, and a peak gust of 65 mph was measured at 1610CST 12 miles SW of Claude. Windy conditions continued past midnight with a wind gust of 60 mph occurring at the mesonet located near Goodnight at 0041CST on the 9th.

A strong low pressure system brought severe winds and snow to the combined Panhandles. With sustained winds reaching 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 74 mph combined with snow, much of the area saw blizzard to near blizzard conditions. The Oklahoma and Texas Departments of Transportation were forced to shutdown roadways as motorists got stranded in the snow with near zero visibility and no way for emergency personnel to reach them. Roads west and north of Amarillo, TX were impacted for much of the afternoon through evening hours of the 8th. Amarillo east and southeastward, while experiencing the same strong winds, only experienced shorter durations of low visibility and less impact from the snow compared to the northwestern Panhandles.