Winter Weather in Oldham, Texas
Winter Weather December 9, 2008 · Oldham, Texas
What the National Weather Service wrote
Strong northerly winds along with one to two inches of snow combined to cause near whiteout conditions and very treacherous driving conditions. A twenty vehicle accident on eastbound Interstate 40 near Wildorado resulted in at least seven people injured...two of whom were in critical condition.
The wider storm
Strong northerly winds of fifteen to twenty-five knots and one to two inches of snow contributed to at least seventy-five accidents in the southern half of the Texas Panhandle. The winds and snow resulted in near whiteout conditions and very treacherous driving conditions. One woman was killed in an accident in northwest Amarillo and several other people were injured in a separate vehicle accident on Interstate 40 in southeastern Oldham County.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 140477. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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