A check of current radar shows our early morning sleet and snow system quickly racing east across the state. Â A few locations in far east Texas are reporting over 2.5 inches of snow at this time…with one report of 5 inches in Talco! Â It was a tricky forecast all along with most of the snowfall this morning ending up south of I-20 rather than north as previously forecasted. Â Unfortunately, that’s the nature of predicting winter weather in the state of Texas. Â As we remind everyone all the time, just a shift north or south, or just a degree or two difference in temperatures can make or bust a snow forecast around here. Â In this morning’s case, the low ended up tracking about 50 to 75 miles further south than anticipated, and temperatures in the mid-levels of the atmosphere…roughly between 4,000 and 8,000 feet…stayed above freezing longer than expected. By the time the mid-level temps had cooled down to freezing, pretty much about the time the low was almost on top of us, most of the precipitation occurring north of I-20 was coming to an end. Â South of I-20, however, did get some nice and rather unexpected snow totals this morning along with some surprise school closings! Â Enjoy your snow day and the sunny skies expected this afternoon! Â And yes, it looks like the panhandle and northern Texas will be in for yet another round of wintry weather tonight and again Friday. Â We’ll have a much more detailed forecast out later this evening with regard to that potential, so stay tuned!
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