Following a modified arctic cold front the evening prior, an approaching trough aloft generated two separate bands of heavy snow shortly after midnight CST. The first band fell over the far northwest South Plains and southwest Texas Panhandle with a second and narrower band that impacted parts of the South Plains east into the northern Rolling Plains. The latter of these mesoscale snow bands proved quite intense at times and produced snow burst rates measured at 1.6 inches per hour by on-duty NWS employees in south Lubbock. This intense snowfall shifted east of the Lubbock metro area well before the brunt of morning commuters hit the roads, although a few dozen minor vehicle accidents were still noted in Lubbock alone. Fortunately, this number could have been much higher had many area schools and businesses not closed for the day.
List of notable snow measurements from this event:
5.0 inches at Lubbock Int'l Airport (Lubbock County), Lubbock NWS Office (Lubbock County), Matador (Motley County), Muleshoe (Bailey County), and Roaring Springs (Motley County),
4.8 inches at Levelland (Hockley County),
4.5 inches at Shallowater (Lubbock County) and Crosbyton (Crosby County),
4.0 inches at Friona (Parmer County), Hart (Castro County), Paducah (Cottle County), Spur (Dickens County), and 6NNW Ropesville (Hockley County),
3.0 inches at Plains (Yoakum County), Olton (Lamb County), Tulia (Swisher County), Denver City (Yoakum County), and Turkey (Hall County),
2.5 inches at Aspermont (Stonewall County).

Heavy Snow in HOCKLEY, TEXAS
From 27-FEB-15 01:00:00 to 27-FEB-15 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
From 27-FEB-15 02:00:00 to 27-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Heavy Snow in PARMER, TEXAS
From 27-FEB-15 00:00:00 to 27-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in CROSBY, TEXAS
From 27-FEB-15 03:00:00 to 27-FEB-15 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in CASTRO, TEXAS
From 27-FEB-15 01:00:00 to 27-FEB-15 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in BAILEY, TEXAS
From 27-FEB-15 01:00:00 to 27-FEB-15 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in COTTLE, TEXAS
From 27-FEB-15 04:30:00 to 27-FEB-15 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in MOTLEY, TEXAS
From 27-FEB-15 04:00:00 to 27-FEB-15 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in YOAKUM, TEXAS
From 27-FEB-15 00:30:00 to 27-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in DICKENS, TEXAS
From 27-FEB-15 04:00:00 to 27-FEB-15 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in LAMB, TEXAS
From 27-FEB-15 01:30:00 to 27-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in SWISHER, TEXAS
From 27-FEB-15 03:00:00 to 27-FEB-15 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in HALL, TEXAS
From 27-FEB-15 04:00:00 to 27-FEB-15 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in COCHRAN, TEXAS
From 27-FEB-15 00:30:00 to 27-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in STONEWALL, TEXAS
From 27-FEB-15 06:00:00 to 27-FEB-15 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer