A pair of upper level disturbances phased together on Wednesday, January 21st across the lower Rockies, serving as the large scale lifting mechanism for precipitation formation. Both of these systems brought an abundant increase in moisture as colder air drifted in from the north. An initial shield of precipitation edged in from the northwest across the far southwest Panhandle ahead of the northern originating disturbance, while a band of showers moved across the Rolling Plains downstream of the southern upper trough. Temperatures during the afternoon of the 21st warmed into the 40s and 50s, keeping precipitation in the liquid state initially before transitioning to snow into the evening as the airmass cooled. Snow, mostly on the light side but with heavier bands from time to time, continued into the evening and overnight hours and through much of the day Thursday January, 22nd across much of the far southern Texas Panhandle and South Plains. In the Rolling Plains and far southeast Panhandle, temperatures remained warm enough to keep precipitation mainly in the form of rain as some light snow mixed in periodically.
Impacts were relatively minor as temperatures generally remained in the mid to upper 20s or warmer while snow fell, allowing for wet to slushy road conditions. However, reports of traffic accidents were received throughout Lubbock as well as along US Highway 84 southeast of Lubbock.
Snowfall amounts ranged from 4 to 7 inches from western to central portions of the southern Texas Panhandle through the northern to central South Plains. Areas farther south and east on the Caprock measured snow mainly in the 1 to 4 inch range while locations in the Rolling Plains and far southeast Panhandle received around 1 inch. Accumulations were held to trace amounts or less into the southeastern Rolling Plains where the majority of precipitation fell as rain.
Snowfall totals from the event are below:
Friona (Parmer County) - 7.0 inches
Tulia (Swisher County) - 6.0 inches
Plainview (Hale County) - 6.0 inches
Olton (Lamb County) - 4.5 inches
Dimmitt (Castro County) - 4.0 inches
Vigo Park (Swisher County) - 4.0 inches
Silverton (Briscoe County) - 4.0 inches
Caprock Canyons State Park (Briscoe County) - 4.0 inches
Muleshoe (Bailey County) - 4.0 inches
Levelland (Hockley County) - 4.0 inches
Lubbock Airport (Lubbock County) - 3.4 inches
Brownfield (Terry County) - 3.3 inches
Turkey (Hall County) - 3.2 inches
Morton (Cochran County) - 3.1 inches
Matador (Motley County) - 3.0 inches
Crosbyton (Crosby County) - 2.0 inches
Childress (Childress County) - 1.5 inches
Post (Garza County) - 1.3 inches
Floydada (Floyd County) - 1.2 inches
Plains and Denver City (Yoakum County) - 1.0 inch
Tahoka (Lynn County) - 1.0 inch
Lake Alan Henry (Garza County) - 1.0 inch.

Heavy Snow in PARMER, TEXAS
From 21-JAN-15 18:00:00 to 22-JAN-15 11:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy Snow in CASTRO, TEXAS
From 21-JAN-15 18:00:00 to 22-JAN-15 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy Snow in SWISHER, TEXAS
From 21-JAN-15 19:00:00 to 22-JAN-15 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in BRISCOE, TEXAS
From 21-JAN-15 19:00:00 to 22-JAN-15 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in BAILEY, TEXAS
From 21-JAN-15 18:00:00 to 22-JAN-15 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in LAMB, TEXAS
From 21-JAN-15 19:00:00 to 22-JAN-15 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in HALE, TEXAS
From 21-JAN-15 19:30:00 to 22-JAN-15 14:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in HOCKLEY, TEXAS
From 21-JAN-15 20:00:00 to 22-JAN-15 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
From 21-JAN-15 20:00:00 to 22-JAN-15 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Winter Weather in COCHRAN, TEXAS
From 21-JAN-15 20:00:00 to 22-JAN-15 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in FLOYD, TEXAS
From 21-JAN-15 23:00:00 to 22-JAN-15 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in MOTLEY, TEXAS
From 21-JAN-15 23:00:00 to 22-JAN-15 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in HALL, TEXAS
From 21-JAN-15 23:00:00 to 22-JAN-15 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

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

Winter Weather in YOAKUM, TEXAS
From 21-JAN-15 21:00:00 to 22-JAN-15 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in TERRY, TEXAS
From 21-JAN-15 21:00:00 to 22-JAN-15 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in LYNN, TEXAS
From 21-JAN-15 21:00:00 to 22-JAN-15 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in CROSBY, TEXAS
From 21-JAN-15 23:00:00 to 22-JAN-15 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in GARZA, TEXAS
From 21-JAN-15 23:00:00 to 22-JAN-15 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer