Snowing in the Panhandle???...

A potent cold front made its way through western TX and OK yesterday. Surprisingly areas of the TX panhandle have reported snow accumulation. Here's the preliminary storm reports from NWS in Amarillo, TX.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
232 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010
..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..
0931 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 W AMARILLO            35.20N 101.83W
11/11/2010                   POTTER             TX   BROADCAST MEDIA
            INTERSTATE 27 BEING CLOSED FROM GEORGIA TO HILLSIDE DUE
            TO NUMEROUS STRANDED CARS IN HIGH WATER. NUMEROUS HIGH
            WATER RESCUES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AMARILLO.
0700 AM     SNOW             5 NNE ADRIAN            35.35N 102.65W
11/12/2010  M4.5 INCH        OLDHAM             TX   CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM     SNOW             3 NW VEGA               35.28N 102.46W
11/12/2010  M5.0 INCH        OLDHAM             TX   CO-OP OBSERVER
0710 AM     SNOW             HEREFORD                34.82N 102.40W
11/12/2010  M2.0 INCH        DEAF SMITH         TX   CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM     SNOW             6 SW AMARILLO           35.14N 101.91W
11/12/2010  M3.0 INCH        RANDALL            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE
0800 AM     SNOW             1 WSW BUSHLAND          35.19N 102.08W
11/12/2010  M5.5 INCH        POTTER             TX   CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM     SNOW             1 NE GRUVER             36.26N 101.41W
11/12/2010  M4.0 INCH        HANSFORD           TX   CO-OP OBSERVER
0825 AM     SNOW             7 SW AMARILLO           35.14N 101.90W
11/12/2010  M3.0 INCH        RANDALL            TX   BROADCAST MEDIA
            LOCAL BROADCAST METEOROLOGIST MEASURED 3 INCHES OF SNOW
            IN THE SLEEPY HOLLOW AREA.
0830 AM     SNOW             2 WSW BORGER            35.65N 101.43W
11/12/2010  M2.5 INCH        HUTCHINSON         TX   CO-OP OBSERVER
0905 AM     SNOW             6 WNW AMARILLO          35.23N 101.91W
11/12/2010  M4.5 INCH        POTTER             TX   NWS EMPLOYEE
0905 AM     SNOW             5 W AMARILLO            35.21N 101.91W
11/12/2010  M5.0 INCH        POTTER             TX   NWS EMPLOYEE
0928 AM     SNOW             1 NW PAMPA              35.55N 100.97W
11/12/2010  M2.0 INCH        GRAY               TX   CO-OP OBSERVER
0954 AM     SNOW             7 ENE AMARILLO          35.24N 101.70W
11/12/2010  M3.0 INCH        POTTER             TX   PUBLIC
            REPORTED 3 INCHES OF SNOW FROM NE 14TH AVENUE IN
            AMARILLO.
1000 AM     SNOW             DUMAS                   35.86N 101.97W
11/12/2010  E2.0 INCH        MOORE              TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT
1015 AM     SNOW             6 S WILDORADO           35.13N 102.24W
11/12/2010  M5.0 INCH        DEAF SMITH         TX   PUBLIC
1100 AM     SNOW             6 WSW AMARILLO          35.17N 101.92W
11/12/2010  M3.0 INCH        RANDALL            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE
1100 AM     SNOW             SPEARMAN                36.20N 101.19W
11/12/2010  E4.5 INCH        HANSFORD           TX   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
1240 PM     SNOW             PANHANDLE               35.35N 101.38W
11/12/2010  M4.0 INCH        CARSON             TX   PUBLIC

Areas around Amarillo are expected to have lows in the mid to upper 20's tonight through Thursday.