Heavy Snow in Guadalupe Pass

Valkhorn · #1 Postby **Valkhorn** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 3:54 am

Heavy snow is now being reported in Guadalupe Pass in Texas. I don't think anyone saw this coming - the cold air this far to the south with the heavy precipitation.

LehighValleyForcaster · #2 Postby **LehighValleyForcaster** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 5:59 am

Came as a bit of a surprise to the folks down there.

ColdFront77 · #3 Postby **ColdFront77** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 3:33 pm

It isn't uncommon, in fact it happens just about every year... it snows across the Texas panhandle and northeastern New Mexico before it does across southern New England.

#4 Postby **vbhoutex** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 5:36 pm

It does happen every year like Tom says. I think this is early for it to happen, but it is certainly not unusual for that area. Now all of that moisture is heading into Houston with our temp at 52º. This is NOT what was forecasted!!! We're supposed to already be clearing up. I don't like cold wet weather unless it snows!!!! Oh well. It looks like our winter season(not meaning cold, but typical winter weather for us) has started. Of course by Wednesday we are supposed to be back to normal temps in the upper 70's with lows in the 50's.

ColdFront77 · #5 Postby **ColdFront77** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 5:53 pm

The winter mosaic radar indicated snow and a mix of rain/snow in western Texas this morning, east of El Paso this morning; (south of the Texas panhandle.)

I am not sure if it was virga or made it to the ground.

#6 Postby **wx247** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 5:55 pm

I saw that this morning on the Weather Channel radar. I have traveled across western Texas many times in November and been caught in very heavy snows.

StormCrazyIowan · #7 Postby **StormCrazyIowan** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 6:29 pm

Wow, that is fascinating!! I have never been that far south, and it just seems unreal that they saw their first flakes before I did-- I'm jealous!! :lol:

PTrackerLA · #8 Postby **PTrackerLA** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 6:57 pm

What's also amazing is that the same places that received the snow today are going to see mid 20's tonight for lows and highs getting up to the mid 90's by the middle of the week!

ColdFront77 · #9 Postby **ColdFront77** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 7:00 pm

Lubbock is about 3,241 feet above sea level.
Amarillo is about 3,676 feet above sea level.
El Paso is about 3,762 feet above sea level.

#10 Postby **vbhoutex** » Mon Oct 27, 2003 12:49 am

ColdFront77 wrote:Lubbock is about 3,241 feet above sea level.
Amarillo is about 3,676 feet above sea level.
El Paso is about 3,762 feet above sea level.

The areas in the Davis Mountains, which are East of El Paso and South of Amarillo and Lubbock, an d for that matter Midland, range up to around 8,000 or 9,000 feet I think. One of the towns out there where my nephews girlfriend is in college is named Alpine and it is named that because of the weather they get.

ColdFront77 · #11 Postby **ColdFront77** » Mon Oct 27, 2003 2:05 am

Yes indeed, David. Just looked at my atlas, [several seconds ago] and see Alpine, Texas and the sharp rises in elevation from 3,200 to 8,000, even 9,000 feet.

Heavy Snow in Guadalupe Pass

Heavy Snow in Guadalupe Pass

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