Extreme Cold Warning issued January 23 at 1:57PM CST until January 26 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Lubbock TX
Issue date: 2026-01-23T19:57+00:00
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero expected. * WHERE...The South Plains, Rolling Plains, and the far southern Texas Panhandle. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to noon CST Monday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in frostbite and hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Frostbite can occur in as little as 30 minutes if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. The extended period of freezing temperatures could also cause ruptured water pipes.
Winter Storm Warning issued January 23 at 1:55PM CST until January 25 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Lubbock TX
Issue date: 2026-01-23T19:55+00:00
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation is expected through early Saturday afternoon, followed by a changeover to sleet and snow by Saturday evening. Ice accumulations of up to one-tenth of an inch are expected through Saturday morning, with the highest amounts of ice in the southern South and Rolling PLains. Widespread snow and sleet accumulations of 4-8 inches are expected, with upwards of one foot of snow and sleet in the far southern Texas Panhandle. The heaviest sleet and snow will fall Saturday night into Sunday morning. * WHERE...The South Plains, Rolling Plains, and the far southern Texas Panhandle. * WHEN...Until noon CST Sunday, January 25th. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday evening commute.
