Following occasional light snow and freezing drizzle on New Year's Day (only trace accumulations), a potent storm system approached the region on January 2nd from southern New Mexico before exiting the Rolling Plains on January 3rd. Ahead of this storm, an influx of moisture and lift bolstered wintry precipitation throughout the region on the 2nd. This precipitation fell mainly in the form of freezing rain in the Rolling Plains, snow in the far western South Plains and southwest Texas Panhandle, with a combination of freezing rain, sleet and snow in between. As the storm system passed overhead on the night of the 2nd, snow became the dominant precipitation type before ending by the morning of the 3rd. The greatest swath of snow between four and nine inches deep fell across the far southwest Texas Panhandle. Locations in the far southeast Texas Panhandle, including Childress (Childress County), were spared the impacts of this winter storm as precipitation there was simply too light and brief in duration.
The worst impacts by far were dealt to portions of the southeast South Plains into the Rolling Plains where freezing rain produced ice between 1/4 and 1/2 inch thick. In addition to downing some trees and limbs, the ice damaged about 100 miles in total of power lines and caused numerous power outages. The heaviest swath of ice fell in an area from Tahoka (Lynn County) east to Post (Garza County) and Clairemont (Kent County) where Highway 380 was closed for about eight hours until utility crews could fully remove all downed power lines. At the height of the storm, Lyntegar Electric COOP reported 10,117 customers without power across the far southern South Plains. Fortunately, most roads in the Rolling Plains remained wet due to ground temperatures hovering just above freezing, but colder temperatures farther west and northwest created such hazardous conditions that regional travel became nearly impossible at times; especially on US Highway 84 from near Progress (Bailey County) to Farwell (Parmer County) where several inches of wet snow accumulated. This stretch of roadway remained hard-packed in snow and ice until the afternoon of the 5th when temperatures finally warmed above freezing. Hundreds of mostly minor vehicle accidents occurred as some holiday travelers dared the elements, but fortunately no serious injuries or fatalities were reported. There is no monetary estimate at this time of the combined economic, property and utility losses suffered by this storm.
Below is a list of locations that observed winter weather warning criteria accumulations of snow or ice:
Rhea (Parmer County) - 9 inches of snow
Friona and Farwell (Parmer County) - 6 inches of snow
10 SW Dimmitt (Castro County) - 5 inches of snow
Progress (Bailey County) - 4 inches of snow
Lubbock Airport (Lubbock County) - 0.26 inches of freezing rain
Paducah (Cottle County) - 0.25 inches of freezing rain
Post (Garza County) - 0.50 inches of freezing rain
10W Clairemont (Kent County) - 0.50 inches of freezing rain.

Ice Storm in KENT, TEXAS
From 02-JAN-15 05:00:00 to 02-JAN-15 22:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Ice Storm in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
From 02-JAN-15 13:07:00 to 03-JAN-15 00:06:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Heavy Snow in BAILEY, TEXAS
From 02-JAN-15 14:30:00 to 03-JAN-15 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in PARMER, TEXAS
From 02-JAN-15 15:30:00 to 03-JAN-15 01:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy Snow in CASTRO, TEXAS
From 02-JAN-15 17:00:00 to 03-JAN-15 01:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Winter Weather in YOAKUM, TEXAS
From 02-JAN-15 08:30:00 to 02-JAN-15 11:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in TERRY, TEXAS
From 02-JAN-15 10:00:00 to 02-JAN-15 23:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in COCHRAN, TEXAS
From 02-JAN-15 13:30:00 to 02-JAN-15 23:50:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in HOCKLEY, TEXAS
From 02-JAN-15 13:30:00 to 02-JAN-15 23:50:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in LAMB, TEXAS
From 02-JAN-15 14:00:00 to 03-JAN-15 01:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in HALE, TEXAS
From 02-JAN-15 15:00:00 to 03-JAN-15 01:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in SWISHER, TEXAS
From 02-JAN-15 16:00:00 to 03-JAN-15 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in BRISCOE, TEXAS
From 02-JAN-15 18:00:00 to 03-JAN-15 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in FLOYD, TEXAS
From 02-JAN-15 11:00:00 to 03-JAN-15 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in MOTLEY, TEXAS
From 02-JAN-15 10:00:00 to 03-JAN-15 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in COTTLE, TEXAS
From 02-JAN-15 07:00:00 to 03-JAN-15 22:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in CROSBY, TEXAS
From 02-JAN-15 07:00:00 to 02-JAN-15 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in DICKENS, TEXAS
From 02-JAN-15 07:00:00 to 02-JAN-15 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in KING, TEXAS
From 02-JAN-15 07:00:00 to 02-JAN-15 22:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in STONEWALL, TEXAS
From 02-JAN-15 07:00:00 to 02-JAN-15 22:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Ice Storm in GARZA, TEXAS
From 02-JAN-15 05:30:00 to 02-JAN-15 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement