Levelland - Hockley County Emergency Management

03/15/2026

01/24/2026

Heavy snow is still expected tonight, along with the potential for whiteout conditions, making travel difficult to impossible. Life-threatening travel is expected across the far southern TX Panhandle tonight from the extreme cold & prolonged heavy snow. Travel is highly discouraged overnight.

01/24/2026

UPDATE!!!! Warming center activation has been cancelled. Power has been restored to the Kauffman Addition.

Warming Center opening at 12:15pm today

Spartan Transportation 1105 W Hwy 114 Levelland Texas

Warming center open for Kauffman Addition Residents who are being impacted by the power outage.

01/24/2026

WEATHER UPDATE:
All Covenant Health Levelland clinics will open at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, January 26. Our Emergency Room remains open 24/7 for emergencies.

Thank you for your patience as we adjust our schedules. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and hope you stay safe and warm this weekend.

01/23/2026

Freezing rain will begin shortly after lunch, 1-2pm time frame and transition to snow later this evening. Public safety and public works/road crews are prepped for the impending winter weather.
If we are impacted by power outages or have a need to open a warming center, we have those locations designated and generators staged to support those facilities in Anton, Levelland, Smyer Sundown and Ropesville.
If/when we open a warming center, a message will be sent on I-info with location and hours of operation and the same will be posted on this page.
Check on your neighbors, friends and family.
Stay warm and stay safe!

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01/23/2026

Freezing rain will begin shortly after lunch, 1-2pm time frame and transition to snow later this evening. Public safety and public works/road crews are prepped for the impending winter weather.

If we are impacted by power outages or have a need to open a warming center, we have those locations designated and generators staged to support those facilities in Anton, Levelland, Smyer Sundown and Ropesville.
If/when we open a warming center, a message will be sent on I-info with location and hours of operation and the same will be posted on this page.

Check on your neighbors, friends and family.

Stay warm and stay safe!

01/22/2026

STAY INFORMED, BE PREPARED, & BE SAFE

01/22/2026

A major winter storm will impact the region this weekend, with accumulating wintry precipitation expected across West Texas. Travel will likely be extremely difficult from late Friday through early Sunday, and bitterly cold wind chills as low as -15 degrees are possible.

01/21/2026

01/21/2026

A winter storm will impact the region this weekend, bringing winter precipitation with it. Although details are still being fine-tuned, here is a first look at potential storm total accumulations across our area with primary p-type being snow and/or sleet.