Am interested in what is happening "back home" this weekend - so I thought it would be good for y'all to post updates here!


I hope everyone stays safe.


Gig 'em.

We're in "lock down" in Spearman.
All area schools appear to be closed. I understand highways are closed between Dumas and Dalhart.
I do not konw what time it started snowing here, but we had a couple of inches on the ground by 3 am. Its still snowing (and blowing). They say the "heavy stuff" is not here yet. Is to continue through the day and night and into tomorrow.

Canyon currently just has maybe 1/2 inch of snow, but windy and cold. From KVII, and I don't think I've EVER seen such a huge list of closings:

Road Closures-

US Highway 287 from Dumas north
US Highway 87 from Dumas west
US Highway 54 from Dalhart west
US Highway 87 from Dalhart to Texas, New Mexico State Line: Closed
US Highway 385 from Dalhart north

School Closings

Nazareth ISD: Classes 8-12, buses on pavement only
Portales Municipal Schools: 2 Hour Delay
Clarendon College: Classes Cancelled in Clarendon and Pampa
Follett ISD: Classes Cancelled
Dimmitt ISD: Classes begin at regular time, out at Noon, buses on pavement only
Eastern New Mexico University in Portales: open at 10am MT
Canyon High School Saturday School: Classes Cancelled
Friona ISD: Classes Cancelled
Straight Schools in OK: Classes Cancelled
Frank Phillips College: Campus Closed
Spearman ISD: Classes Cancelled
Bovina ISD: Classes Cancelled
Stratford ISD: Classes Cancelled
Guymon ISD: Classes Cancelled
Miami ISD: Classes Cancelled
Clarendon ISD: Classes Cancelled
Canadian ISD: Classes Cancelled
Darrouzett ISD: Classes Cancelled
Groom ISD: Classes Cancelled
Gruver ISD: Classes Cancelled
Booker ISD: Classes Cancelled
Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips CISD: Classes Cancelled
Pampa ISD: Classes Cancelled
Panhandle ISD: Classes from 8-12, No buses
Elkhart USD 218: Classes Cancelled
Grandview Hopkins ISD: Classes Cancelled
Hereford ISD: Classes Cancelled
McLean ISD: Classes Cancelled
Sanford-Fritch ISD: Cancelled Cancelled
Perryton ISD: Classes Cancelled
Claude ISD: Classes Cancelled
Boys Ranch ISD: Classes Cancelled
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center Campus Closed, Classes Cancelled
Sunray ISD: Classes Cancelled
Region 16 Headstart & ABE Classes Cancelled
White Deer ISD: Classes Cancelled
WTAMU Campus Closed
Vega ISD: Classes Cancelled
Ascension Academy: Classes Cancelled
Highland Park ISD: Classes Cancelled
Channing ISD: Classes Cancelled
Bushland ISD: Classes Cancelled
Canyon ISD: Classes Cancelled
Amarillo ISD: Classes Cancelled, District Closed
Arbor Christian: Academy: Classes Cancelled
Adrian ISD: Classes Cancelled
Dumas ISD: Classes Cancelled
Boise City ISD: Classes Cancelled
River Road ISD: Classes Cancelled, District Closed
San Jacinto Christian Academy: Classes Cancelled
St. Andrews Episcopal School: Classes Canceled
St. Anthony's Catholic School in Dalhart: Classes Cancelled
Holy Cross Catholic Academy: Classes Cancelled
Turpin ISD: Classes Cancelled
Tyrone ISD: Classes Cancelled
Hardesty ISD: Classes Cancelled
Hartley ISD: Classes Cancelled
Farwell ISD: Classes Cancelled
Goodwell ISD: Classes Cancelled
Texline ISD: Classes Cancelled
Walcott ISD: Classes Cancelled
Borger ISD: Classes Cancelled
Felt ISD: Classes Cancelled
Yarbrough ISD: Classes Cancelled
Dalhart ISD: Classes Cancelled
Nazarene Christian Academy: Classes Cancelled
Richard Milburn Acadmey: Closed
Wildorado ISD: Classes Cancelled
Silverton ISD: Classes Cancelled
Trinity Lutheran School and Child Care: Classes Cancelled, No Child Care
Spring Creek ISD: Classes Cancelled
Texhoma ISD: Classes Cancelled
Pringle-Morris CISD: Classes Cancelled
Oklahoma Panhandle State University: Classes Cancelled
Amarillo College: All Campuses Closed
Millan Institute/Millian Institute of Cosmotology: Classes Cancelled
Exposito School of Hair Design: Classes Cancelled
Amarillo Montessory School: Closed
Christ Lutheran Child Development Center: Closed
Seward County Community College Area Techincal School: Classes Cancelled

Municipal Closing

Carson County Courthouse: Closed
Hartley County Offices Closed
Potter County Closed
Amarillo Municipal Court: All Jury Trials are Cancelled
Gray County: All County Offices and Courthouse Closed
Cannon Air Force Base will have a delayed reporting time of 10 a.m. Friday, March 27, for non-mission essential personnel

Sports Delays

Friday

Amarillo Relays called off/will be run Saturday if possible, at Noon
Amarillo Dusters Game Cancelled: Rescheduled for Sunday 2pm

Saturday

WT Spring football scrimmage moved to 3pm Sunday at Buff Bowl
WT baseball moved to Sunday-Monday games w/Tarleton at Dilla Villa
Panhandle State doublelheader w/St.Mary's on hold until Sunday

Community Closing

Cornerstone Outreach not handing out food Friday or Saturday
Crouse Hinds no second shift production
Weight Watchers meetings in Amarillo Cancelled
Ninth Judicial District Courts, Ninth Judicial Magistrate Courts in Curry and Roosevelt Counties and the District Attorney's Office: Closed
High Plains Ear Nose and Throat: Closed
St. Steven's Church West Campus Oprey Out West Concert Cancelled
Amarillo Rick Husband International Airport: Flights Cancelled through Noon, All Southwest Airlines flights in and out cancelled all day
Amarillo Senior Citizen Center: Closed
Christian Learning Center in Canyon: Closed
Sunshine Childcare in Amarillo & Canyon: Closed
Nazarene Kids Corner in Hereford: Closed
Cargill in Friona: Second Shift Cancelled
Palo Duro Canyon State Park: Closed
Women's Healthcare Associates: Closed
Progressive Step Rehab: Closed
Social Security Administration offices in Amarillo & Pampa: Closed
Buttercup House After School Program in Borger: Closed
Critter Kids Child Care Center in Dalhart: Closed
LoneStar Ballet: Closed
LoneStar Dance Academy: Closed
NWTH offsite clinics: J.O. Wyatt Clinic, Women's & Children's Healthcare Center, NWTHS Balance/Hand Center: Closed
B&W Pantex: Day Shift Operations Suspended, West Gate Closed
Amarillo Diagnostic Clinic closed all day Friday
Parker Sports Medicine: Closed
Senate 31 Club Meeting: Cancelled
Jan Warner Adult Daycare: Closed
Family Support Services, Center City Child Care: Closed
American Guild of Organist's , Boch's Lunch: Cancelled
Tyson Plant: No Shifts on Friday
Campfire U.S.A: Closed
Amarillo Learning Centers: Closed
Just for Kids Daycare: Closed
Childs Play Daycare: Closed
ABC Learning Center Numbers One and Two: Closed
Imagination Station Daycare: Closed
Christ Lutheran Child Development Center closed Friday
Opportunity School: Both Campuses Closed
Storyland Daycare: Closed
Boy Scouts "Scout for Food" food drive for the weekend is cancelled
Buttercup House After School Program in Borger closed Friday
Oldham County Chamber Banquet Posponed until Monday
The ARBA Rabbit Show in Hereford March 27-28 has been cancelled.
Amarillo Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse: Cancelled
YMCA: All Branches Closed
Swift Plant in Cactus: Shifts Cancelled
Office of Attorney General Child Support Division of Amarillo: Offices Closed
Night and Daycare and Play Closed
Footprints Daycare: Closed
Region 16 Education Service Center Closed
In His Hands Child Development Center Closed
Brown's Playhouse Daycare Center Closed
Meals on Wheels in Amarillo: No Meals Friday
Panhandle OB/GYN Closed
Randall County Offices Closed
Buttercup House Childcare Center
Babyland in Borger Closed
Fritch Child Development Center Closed
Fritch Afterschool Program Closed
Dumas Discovery Center Childcare Facility Closed
Mary and Rogers Dayschool Closed
Open Air MRI Closed
American Quarterhorse Association offices Closed
Bureau of Land Management Closed
Amarillo Public Library all locations Closed

Wind has really kicked up in the past hour. Still not much snow on the ground, but visibility is down to 100 yards or so.

Lubbock has high winds and maybe a 1/2 inch on the ground in drifts right now. It is not really cold here yet, we're still in the upper 30s.

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Dumas ISD: Classes Cancelled

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Went to Dumas ISD from Pre-K thru 12 and I don't think this ever happened when I was there.

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This is the first time Pantex closed for weather in a long time, and Canyon ISD rarely closes.


I-40 is now closed both directions from Amarillo.

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Canyon ISD rarely closes

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Ain't that the truth. I attended K-12 at CISD, and during that whole time I doubt that we had any more than 3 days off for snow, total. My fifth grade year we had one day off for a blizzard, and they made us come to school for a full day on a Saturday to make up for it.

Y'all be careful on the roads -

Left for work this morning at 6.45. Got to the north end of Dumas on 287 and it was blocked off. Had to run backroads to make it up to Etter. A couple of times I couldn't see the end of the hood on my truck. It is a very bad storm. Ran up to Wally world about 30 minutes ago and the parking lot is full of stranded truckers/travelers. 87 from Dalhart to Texline and 385 north of Dalhart closed last night when the evening news was on.

8+ inches in Spearman now. Drifts are getting big. Hearing of 12 foot drifts in the city of Dalhart. Went out to feed and could barely see the hood of the truck and dad decided to send us home for safety reasons.

any pics?? would love to see it.

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WAR EAGLE!
GIG 'EM!
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Have drifts in front of my garage as high as the garage door windows and in front of the car port as high as the hood of my pickup.
Hope I can get either vehicle out tomorrow.
My dad - in the country 18 miles south of town (Spearman)- said he got out this morning but barely made it back in after feeding cattle. He was certain that the road would be blocked by drifts and he'd be snowed in by this afternoon.

My family is taking pics and sending em my way so I'll post some when they do.

from the amarillo globe news

http://media.amarillo.com/photos/winterstorm_032709/index.html

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We ended up with about 12 inches at Bushland. Worked out in it pretty much all day feeding steers at the research feedlot, checking on wheat pasture steers, and calves out on range. Not fun at all. We needed the moisture badly, though.

Used to work at Bushland from 82-84. Bunch of strange, lovable people. Still one of my favorite places.

EDIT: Okay, here are the saved satellite photos showing the snow cover and its disappearance









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The first power failure, at 1 am Friday morning, wiped out a router here. AT&T couldn't get up here until Saturday evening to work on it, largely because of road conditions.

They did something I had never seen before. They ordered a new part at midnight and it was delivered in Gruver at 4 am!

After ordering the part, the technician went to New Mexico and got back Sunday afternoon. He finally got it back up and running at midnight.

So we had no Internet during the storm.

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There were apparently some pretty hefty losses of cattle in some of the feedlots.

I've heard figures from 800 to 1200 dead cattle in one feedlot and they were still counting.

400 in another feedlot.

jeebus, that's a lot of dead livestock.

I understand that it is all insured. Now if only AIG comes through.




(Actually, I have no idea who the insurance is with.)

CanyonAg, you really need to drop KVII and start watching KFDA. The main anchor there has 2 Aggie sons!

And the weather guy on KVII is an Aggie...we're everywhere!

Damn, I was hoping you didn't know that!

did the moisture make everything green up yet?

Not enough moisture this far south, can't speak for the northern plains.

But the wind has been blowing like the dickens the last week, sucking up moisture.

Doesn't matter much for our wheat, dryland is almost 100% gone, and the blizzard took the temperature down to 19 degrees.

Irrigated wheat is a lovely shade of brown after that.

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Damn, I was hoping you didn't know that!

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Kind of hard not to. He does the radio ads for the local A&M club when they sponsor Aggie football games.