EOC Blizzard Update - 7:30 PM Friday

The EOC will be staffed through the night to monitor conditions.

Current Conditions:
It is still snowing heavily. Expect white out conditions due to blowing and drifting snow. Blizzard Warning in effect through 7 AM Saturday for Western and Central Panhandles, through 1 PM Saturday for the Eastern Panhandles. Travel is discouraged.

There have been a few wrecks throughout the day but not very many. People took the storm seriously and the reduced number of people on the road due to closures and heeding precautionary measures alleviated the problem. There was great coordination on all levels, including media, response organizations, and resource management. We have had a surge of Twitter followers today and you can continue following EOC updates at www.twitter.com/AmarilloOEM

Preliminary Storm Amounts:

NWS AMARILLO TX 6.9 DRIFTS OVER 3 FT
TEXLINE TX 12.0 6 PM DRIFTS TO 6 FT
BOISE CITY OK 9.0 6 PM DRIFTS TO 6 FT
KENTON OK 12.0 6 PM DRIFTS TO 7 FT
DALHART TX 10.0 6 PM DRIFTS TO 10 FT
VEGA TX 5.0 6 PM DRIFTS TO 3 FT
TEXHOMA OK 4.0 6 PM DRIFTS TO 3 FT
STRATFORD TX 8.0 6 PM DRIFTS TO 8 FT
GUYMON OK 9.0 6 PM DRIFTS TO 5 FT
BUSHLAND TX 9.0 6 PM DRIFTS TO 8 FT
HOOKER OK 12.0 6 PM DRIFTS TO 7 FT
BEAVER OK 8.0 7 PM DRIFTS TO 4 FT 6
SSW AMARILLO TX 7.0 7 PM DRIFTS TO 4 FT
STINNETT TX 8.0 7 PM DRIFTS TO 4 FT
CANYON TX 4.0 7 PM DRIFTS TO 1 FOOT
CANADIAN TX 5.0 7 PM DRIFTS TO 2 FT

Closures:
I40 Closed East and West of Amarillo, I40 is open within the city of Amarillo
Highway 287 closed north of Amarillo
Highways 412, 83, and 54 are closed in the OK Panhandle
Roads are closed in and out of Dalhart, TX

Road Condition Numbers:
Texas Panhandle: 1-806-468-1488
Texas: 1-800-452-9292
Oklahoma: 1-405-425-2385
New Mexico: 1-800-432-4269
Southeast Colorado: 1-303-639-1234
Colorado: 1-303-639-1111
Kansas: 1-800-585-7623