Amarillo NWS discusses El Nino forecast
A developing El Nino could mean more rain for the southern plains and help for the current drought Amarillo, TX – According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – or NOAA – El Nino could make a return this year. The scientists and climatologists have issued an El Nino watch and indicated that there is a 50-percent chance that… Read more →
Amarillo National Weather Service releases Spring Flood Conditions report
From the National Weather Service in Amarillo Texas… The potential for flood conditions will be below normal for the oklahoma and texas panhandles. Soil moisture conditions… Precipitation across the panhandles was below normal from october through february. Soil moisture conditions are running at near historical lows across the panhandles due to the prolonged drought. River and stream conditions… Rivers across… Read more →
Winter returns to southern high plains
Scenario A quasi-zonal flow with a few embedded systems will keep the southern high plains active in the coming days. This will increase the “prospects for precip” in the coming week. In fact, a relatively, active pattern will emerge by Monday where the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles have a chance for moisture every other day. Right now, it appears that… Read more →
Detailed forecast for Amarillo – 12/4/13
Here is a detailed look at the weather setup over the next few days.
