Winter Storm Rocky Hammers Panhandle of Texas

Howling winds and heavy snow associated with Winter Storm Rocky pounded the panhandle of Texas on Monday morning. Drifts were reported to be 3 to 5 feet around Amarillo. I-40 and other major thoroughfares were shut down. Similar scenes played out in western Oklahoma.

  1. My brother, trying to deliver bread to local stores today,got stuck. Everyone shld be closed today! #AMAblizzard http://pic.twitter.com/ZpOyB5BYbN
  2. Fierce blizzard video
  3. Radar loop between 8 and 9 am CT Monday
  4. Blizzard can't stop this train...yet!
  5. Winds whip snow into drifts of 2 to 4 feet
  6. Drifts overtake this car
  7. #Amarillo #snowstorm still going strong. 3-4 ft drifts everywhere. Most roads impassable with a car. #blizzard #txwx http://pic.twitter.com/j0XwcvluJQ
  8. This carport is not long for this world
  9. Carport will collapse in 3, 2, 1... RT @E_NiColeG: I hope this carport doesn't fall on our cars! #AMABlizzard http://pic.twitter.com/bWbeM3isQD
  10. #Amarillo has just been destroyed by this #snowstorm. Drifts of a few feet and it is still coming. 60+ winds #txwx http://pic.twitter.com/CI1Vzqkr4i
  11. Another video of the fierce and dangerous blizzard conditions in Amarillo
  12. Monday morning road conditions in Amarillo were brutal
  13. Drifts take aim on backyard patio furniture
  14. Drifts of 1 to 2, maybe even 3 feet overtake this front porch
  15. This backyard TV has seen warmer days

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