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El Paso, in Far West Texas, received 22.4 in (57 cm) of snow during a 24-hour period December 13–14, 1987. [14] For central and southern sections, snowfall is considerably more unusual. In February 1895, a large area of southeastern Texas received over 12 inches (30 cm) of snow, with peak amounts near 30 inches (76 cm) at Port Arthur. [15]
Hail, however, forms in thunderstorms that are more common in spring, summer, or fall. First, soft, snow-like particles form in subfreezing air at the top of a thunderstorm.
“There is now a 60-70% chance that our entire forecast area observes at least measurable snowfall,” the National Weather Service in Fort Worth said Sunday.
How much snow did Texas get? HOUSTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 21: An SUV drives along a nearly desolate highway Interstate 45, which has sections covered in snow, on January 21, 2025 in Houston, Texas.
The amount of snow received at weather stations varies substantially from year to year. For example, the annual snowfall at Paradise Ranger Station in Mount Rainier National Park has been as little as 266 inches (680 cm) in 2014-2015 and as much as 1,122 inches (2,850 cm) in 1971–1972.
The most snow ever reported in southeast Texas was during the Valentine Storm of 1895, which swept southeastern states and dumped 20 inches of snow in Houston, Space City Weather reports, pointing ...
It was the first ever Blizzard Warning issued for the Gulf coasts of Louisiana and southeastern Texas. Spotters reported 6 inches of snow in Pine Forest, Texas, with totals reaching 4-5 inches ...
Snow blanketed beaches and palm trees from Galveston, Texas, to Biloxi, Mississippi. The NWS office in Mobile reported 6.2" of snow at Mobile Regional Airport, which broke their all-time snowfall ...