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The Northern Plains' climate is semi-arid and is prone to drought, annually receiving between 16 and 32 inches (410 and 810 mm) of precipitation, and average annual snowfall ranging between 15 and 30 inches (380 and 760 mm), with the greatest snowfall amounts occurring in the Texas panhandle and areas near the border with New Mexico.
The type of winter warnings sent out by the National Weather Service depends on the inches of snowfall expected in the area.
While the month with the highest number of days with snow falling is typically January, with an average of 0.5 days of snow. [13] The record snowfall was recorded in February 2010, when 12.5 inches of snow fell over two days at the Dallas-Fort Worth International airport. [14]
Blizzard conditions also occurred in the Texas Panhandle, where 4 in (10 cm) of snow fell in Dalhart and winds gusted up to 70 mph (110 km/h). [12] Further south, the storm resulted in a leak at NRG Stadium before the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship .
In 1882, Spring Hill was a thriving village with several stores and two churches. [6] It, like other communities in Augusta County, flourished into the early 1900s. Today, all that is left is a Presbyterian church, some houses, and a few abandoned storefronts. [citation needed] It is part of the Staunton–Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area.
In Harris County alone, more than 1,800 high water rescues were conducted; 744 homes and 400 apartments were inundated with water. School districts across the county suspended activities for two days to three days. [18] Immediately after the storm, property damage was estimated at $5 billion. [19]
Post-El Niño weather during the spring usually result in increased rainfall, as demonstrated during the Memorial Day 2015 and Tax Day/Memorial Day/early June 2016 flood events, where the Houston Metro area (and the rest of the state) experienced a climate similar to the South Asian summer monsoon (in this case, a stalled low-pressure system ...
Rainfall in Virginia is frequent, but does not normally get severe enough for floods. Virginia averages seven tornadoes annually, though most are F2 and lower on the Fujita scale. [27] However, Virginia had eighty-five in 2004. [28] Western Virginia has a lower rate of tornadoes. [29]