Following an arctic front the night prior, widespread freezing drizzle developed early on the morning of the 31st throughout much of the region before mixing with and changing to very light snow. East of the Caprock Escarpment, the duration of freezing drizzle was limited to just a couple of hours compared to nearly 30 hours on the Caprock where the worst impacts were felt. With temperatures in the teens and 20s, many roads and streets developed a thin glaze of ice that later became coated with light snow up to one inch. Treacherous road conditions led to hundreds of vehicle accidents across the South Plains with some serious injuries noted northwest of Post (Garza County) and also near Muleshoe (Bailey County). Conditions at Lubbock Preston Smith Airport were so bad that the airport officially shut down at 2300 CST on the 30th before re-opening for limited flights by the afternoon of the 31st. Combined with the closure, dozens of canceled flights earlier in the day stranded some flyers at the airport for nearly 24 hours. The precipitation gradually dissipated in coverage by late afternoon on New Year's Eve, however temperatures remained well below freezing all day prolonging hazardous travel for holiday revelers - many of whom opted against traveling for festivities. Damage and economic losses from this event were not available at the time of this writing. Muleshoe (Bailey County) was the only location to receive greater than one inch of snow totaling 1.1 inches.

Winter Weather in COCHRAN, TEXAS
From 30-DEC-14 09:00:00 to 31-DEC-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in HOCKLEY, TEXAS
From 30-DEC-14 08:00:00 to 31-DEC-14 13:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in FLOYD, TEXAS
From 30-DEC-14 07:00:00 to 31-DEC-14 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in HALE, TEXAS
From 30-DEC-14 07:00:00 to 31-DEC-14 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in LAMB, TEXAS
From 30-DEC-14 07:00:00 to 31-DEC-14 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in BAILEY, TEXAS
From 30-DEC-14 07:00:00 to 31-DEC-14 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in PARMER, TEXAS
From 30-DEC-14 07:00:00 to 31-DEC-14 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in CASTRO, TEXAS
From 30-DEC-14 07:00:00 to 31-DEC-14 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in SWISHER, TEXAS
From 30-DEC-14 07:00:00 to 31-DEC-14 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in BRISCOE, TEXAS
From 30-DEC-14 07:00:00 to 31-DEC-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
From 30-DEC-14 07:45:00 to 31-DEC-14 13:56:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Winter Weather in CROSBY, TEXAS
From 30-DEC-14 08:00:00 to 31-DEC-14 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in GARZA, TEXAS
From 30-DEC-14 08:30:00 to 31-DEC-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in LYNN, TEXAS
From 30-DEC-14 09:00:00 to 31-DEC-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in TERRY, TEXAS
From 30-DEC-14 09:00:00 to 31-DEC-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in YOAKUM, TEXAS
From 30-DEC-14 09:00:00 to 31-DEC-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement