A PACIFIC HURRICANE HELPED FEED WEST TEXAS’ LATEST RAIN

West Texas’ late September rain had a connection to the Pacific: moisture from Hurricane Polo’s remnants helped feed the storms that crossed the region September 29 and 30.

The storm made landfall on Baja California before its moisture added to an already wet weather pattern over the southern High Plains.

The official event summary documents another 2 to more than 3 inches of rain in parts of the southwest Panhandle and western South Plains. Saturated ground then contributed to flooding and road closures in Parmer and Castro counties.

Lubbock’s airport measured 0.84 inches over the 2 day stretch, bringing its annual total to 11.99 inches at that point. That was still more than 3 inches below the normal total for that date.

Rain was lighter in portions of the Rolling Plains. The totals show how sharply rainfall varied across the region.

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