Winter Storm Warning Continues Sunday Afternoon for Eastern South Plans and Big Country

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect through 5p today for the Eastern and Southeastern counties of the South Plains and the Big Country region.  Snowfall totals in some of the warning area have already exceeded the forecast 4" to 8".

From Ron Roberts in KAMC 28 Storm Team Weather Lab, here are preliminary snowfall totals through 9:45am:

Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport- 0.6"
Lake Alan Henry- 10"
Post- 8"
Spur- 8"
Dickens- 6"
Roaring Springs- 5"
Tahoka- 4"
Jayton- 4"
Crosbyton- 4"
Plains- 2.5"
Matador- 1"
Morton- 1"

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MOTLEY-COTTLE-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH...
CROSBYTON...RALLS...DICKENS...SPUR...GUTHRIE...TAHOKA...
ODONNELL...POST...JAYTON...ASPERMONT
652 AM CST SUN FEB 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING...FOR SNOW...REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...A LARGE BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...
  OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH A LITTLE SLEET EARLY IN THE DAY...WILL
  AFFECT MUCH OF THE ROLLING PLAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL
  THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS... WITH LIGHTER SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE
  INTO THE AFTERNOON. SNOW TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE
  COMMON...WITH LOCALIZED 10 INCH AMOUNTS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS EARLY IN THE DAY WILL RESULT
  IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DRIFTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET WILL BE
  POSSIBLE. SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  VERY DIFFICULT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.