The eastern half of the south plains got a few tidbits of sleet, but that was about it, the western half never got touched. I noticed higher level reflectivities, but it was all evaporating before it hit the ground.
It's REALLY dry here and I am not kidding. Just walking in the yard kicks up clouds of dust. I was talking with my chase partner the other night, and we discovered we are both putting lotion on our skin because its so dry. It's like the atmosphere is just sucking the water out of your body. I personally can't seem to drink enough water.
I saw some pictures in the paper of some of the few area lakes we have, and they are getting WAY down. If this keeps up, the dryland farmers won't be able to plant a crop and get it to germinate, and the irrigation farmers are going to start seeing some dry wells!
This is BIG long term consequences for an area like Lubbock whos economy revolves around farming. Especially since we saw two record cotton production years the last two years.
