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Motorists not only had to deal with rainy conditions this week, but fog set in which limited visibility on Thursday and earlier today.
How much rain has fallen in Scurry County? The answer depends on where you take your measurement.
According to the West Texas Mesonet website, which has recording stations throughout West Texas, Fluvanna received the most rain among the county’s three reporting stations with 2.84 inches over the past 96 hours.
Western Texas College has received 1.70 inches while the SnTx Industrial Park has recorded 1.53 inches. Winston Field, which is the official reporting station for the National Weather Service (NWS), has recorded 0.91 of an inch since Monday.
Gail’s station has reported 1.83 inches of rain over the past 96 hours.
Among the Mesonet’s stations, Throckmorton has received the most rain over the past 96 hours with 5.16 inches. Clyde had the second most rain at 4.63 inches.
Sweetwater has recorded 3.04 inches while Lamesa and Post have received 2.38 inches and 1.54 inches, respectively.
Lake Alan Henry has recorded 2.41 inches of rain this week and is at 90.5 percent of capacity. Last week the lake was 86.8 percent of capacity.
Lake J.B. Thomas, which does not have a recording station, has also seen inflow due to the rain. Today, the lake is listed at 53 percent capacity. Last Friday, the lake was at 52.7 percent of capacity.
The southern portion of Scurry County remains abnormally dry, according to this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor. The latest map showed that 30 percent of the state is in some stage of drought, up from 20 percent a week ago.
The NWS forecast calls for a 30 percent chance of showers tonight and Saturday, with isolated storms possible on Sunday. Monday’s forecast calls for mostly clear skies, but thunderstorms return to the forecast for the remainder of the week.