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Just in case you haven't noticed, the calendar says March 2008! And for those not living in good old Lockney, March came in with bang this past weekend. Saturday was a normal, West Texas day, high in the upper 70s with a little wind (<30mph) BUT Sunday was a different story. It got to around 80 but about mid-afternoon, a front blew in with winds over 50mph and temperatures falling into the 40s. It continued blowing until well after midnight with gusts still over 50mph.

The purpose of this side road is to provide everyone with some useful websites now that the severe weather season is here. Of course the best source of information is the National Weather Service, for the Lubbock office goto http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lub/index.php (if you are not from the Lubbock area just enter your zip code in the Local Weather box and it will take you to the nearest NWS website). Another very useful site for storm prediction is the Storm Prediction Center at http://www.spc.noaa.gov/. Other informative sites about weather include www.intellicast.com and www.weather.com and don't forget your local TV stations' websites for up to date information.

By the way, don't forget that Daylight Saving Time starts at 2AM, Sunday March 9 -- Spring Forward!