11.2 inches at Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport is a record for any calendar day. The 24 hour snowfall record is 12.1 inches. With snow continuing at DFW, I think they have a good chance to break it.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1220 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010
…SNOW EVENT ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS…
AT MIDNIGHT…DFW AIRPORT HAD RECORDED 11.2 INCHES OF SNOW TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS DAILY RECORD FOR FEBRUARY 11 OF 1.4 INCHES
SET IN 1988. THIS ALSO BREAKS THE PREVIOUS 24-HOUR RECORD FOR
FEBRUARY…7.5 INCHES ON FEBRUARY 17, 1978 AND FEBRUARY 25, 1924.
THIS IS THE GREATEST CALENDAR-DAY SNOWFALL TOTAL ON RECORD FOR
DALLAS/FORT WORTH. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 7.8 INCHES ON JANUARY 15,
1964 AND JANUARY 14, 1917.
THIS BRINGS THE SEASONAL SNOWFALL TOTAL TO 14.4 INCHES…WHICH IS
THE 3RD HIGHEST SEASONAL TOTAL ON RECORD FOR DALLAS/FORT WORTH. THIS
IS THE SNOWIEST WINTER IN 32 SEASONS (SINCE 1977-1978).
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DALLAS/FORT WORTH – SNOWIEST SEASONS
1 17.6 1977-78
2 15.3 1963-64
3 14.4 2009-10*
4 13.5 1923-24
5 10.4 1976-77
6 9.5 1909-10
7 9.2 1916-17
8 8.8 1947-48
9 8.1 1937-38
10 7.3 1965-66
7.3 1941-42
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DALLAS/FORT WORTH – MOST SNOW IN FEBRUARY
1 13.5 1978
2 11.2 2010*
3 7.5 1924
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DALLAS/FORT WORTH – GREATEST 24-HOUR SNOWFALL TOTALS
1 12.1 JANUARY 15-16, 1964
2 11.2 FEBRUARY 12, 2010*
3 8.2 JANUARY 14-15, 1917
4 7.5 FEBRUARY 17, 1978
7.5 FEBRUARY 25, 1924
6 6.0 MARCH 13, 1924
7 5.5 DECEMBER 9, 1898
8 5.0 NOVEMBER 22, 1937
5.0 JANUARY 5, 1910
10 4.7 NOVEMBER 13, 1976
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A large swatch of precipitation covers the area from eastern Texas through soutern Arkansas, much of Louisiana, Mississippi, into western Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.
It is generally snow along and north of I-20. Snow extends down into the McComb and Hattiesburg areas of Mississippi.
SOME LATE REPORTS
…About 6500 people without power tonight in the Shreveport area.
…One half inch of snow in McComb in southern Mississippi…sticking to grassy areas…
FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA
Still expecting snow to begin in earnest across South and Southwest Alabama during the predawn hours, spreading eastward through the morning. A winter storm warning is in effect until 6 p.m. Friday and heavy snow for Central Alabama. 1-2 inches is likely in the I-20 corridor with 3-5 inches possible across parts of Southwest Alabama. SNow should reach the Birminghma area between 4-6 a.m.
