Late in the evening of February 1st, an open trough approached West Texas from far northern Mexico. Unseasonably deep moisture and strong lift ahead of this trough resulted in a nearly stationary band of moderate to heavy snow from near O'Donnell (Lynn County) northeast to Paducah (Cottle County) shortly after midnight on February 2nd. Lift and instability were so great at times that several cloud-to-ground lightning strikes accompanied this intense band of snow. Snowfall rates in this thundersnow were estimated to be between two and three inches per hour. By 0200 CST, the Sheriff's Office in Post reported treacherous roads and several vehicles in the ditch along Highway 84 from intense snow with visibilities of 50 to 75 feet. This heavy snow band slowly exited the Rolling Plains shortly after daybreak, but not before producing a large snow swath measured between six and ten inches deep. Occasionally gusty north winds during the storm produced some snow drifts up to a couple feet. Dozens of minor vehicle accidents were reported, particularly in Garza, Crosby and Dickens Counties. The high liquid content of the snow (1/2 to 1 inch in many places) provided a modest improvement in the area's long-standing severe drought.
Snowfall totals from NWS cooperative weather observers include:
10.0 inches at Post (Garza County), Lake Alan Henry (Garza County), Guthrie (King County), Spur (Dickens County), Dickens (Dickens County), and Grow (Cottle County), 9.0 inches at Dumont (King County), 7.5 inches at Paducah (Cottle County), 6.0 inches at Jayton (Kent County), 5.0 inches at Roaring Springs (Motley County), 4.8 inches at White River Lake (Crosby County), 4.0 inches at Tahoka (Lynn County), Crosbyton (Crosby County), Aspermont (Stonewall County), and Matador (Motley County), 3.0 inches at Morton (Cochran County), Estelline (Hall County), and Childress (Childress County), 2.5 inches at Plains (Yoakum County), 1.5 inches at Lubbock (Lubbock County), 1.8 inches at Brownfield (Terry County), 1.5 inches at Silverton (Briscoe County), 1.4 inches at Plainview (Hale County), and 1.0 inches at Floydada (Floyd County).

Heavy Snow in LYNN, TEXAS
From 02-FEB-14 00:30:00 to 02-FEB-14 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy Snow in GARZA, TEXAS
From 02-FEB-14 00:30:00 to 02-FEB-14 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy Snow in CROSBY, TEXAS
From 02-FEB-14 01:00:00 to 02-FEB-14 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy Snow in MOTLEY, TEXAS
From 02-FEB-14 02:00:00 to 02-FEB-14 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy Snow in COTTLE, TEXAS
From 02-FEB-14 02:00:00 to 02-FEB-14 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in DICKENS, TEXAS
From 02-FEB-14 01:00:00 to 02-FEB-14 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy Snow in KING, TEXAS
From 02-FEB-14 02:00:00 to 02-FEB-14 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy Snow in KENT, TEXAS
From 02-FEB-14 03:00:00 to 02-FEB-14 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in STONEWALL, TEXAS
From 02-FEB-14 03:30:00 to 02-FEB-14 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Winter Weather in CHILDRESS, TEXAS
From 02-FEB-14 02:00:00 to 02-FEB-14 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in HALL, TEXAS
From 02-FEB-14 02:00:00 to 02-FEB-14 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in BRISCOE, TEXAS
From 02-FEB-14 01:00:00 to 02-FEB-14 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
From 02-FEB-14 00:30:00 to 02-FEB-14 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in FLOYD, TEXAS
From 02-FEB-14 01:00:00 to 02-FEB-14 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in HALE, TEXAS
From 02-FEB-14 01:00:00 to 02-FEB-14 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in TERRY, TEXAS
From 02-FEB-14 00:00:00 to 02-FEB-14 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in COCHRAN, TEXAS
From 02-FEB-14 00:00:00 to 02-FEB-14 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in YOAKUM, TEXAS
From 02-FEB-14 00:00:00 to 02-FEB-14 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer