TEXAS
…One inch of snow at Houston/Hobby is a daily snowfall record
…A trace at Galveston and College Station…both daily records
…The snow at Houston is the earliest snowfall there since records began in the 1880s…the previous record was December 10th, both last year and in 1944
…The snow has mostly ended in Southeast Texas, except for light snow last hour still falling at Beaumont.
…From the NWS Houston:
ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS FALLEN IN A 60 MILE SWATH FROM EDNA TO
HOUSTON. THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WERE GENERALLY ON GRASSY AREAS.
BELOW ARE SOME PRELIMINARY SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM CO- OP OBSERVERS
AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS:
LOCATION SNOW TOTALS
LANE CITY 4.0 INCHES
BOLING 4.0 INCHES
WHARTON 3.0 INCHES
FAIRCHILD 3.0 INCHES
EL CAMPO 2.5 INCHES
EDNA 2.0 INCHES
PEARLAND (WEST) 2.5 INCHES
BAY CITY 2.0 INCHES
RICHMOND 3.1 INCHES
MISSOURI CITY 1.5 INCHES
SUGARLAND 1.2 INCHES
HOBBY AIRPORT 1.0 INCH
INTERCONTINENTAL 1.0 INCH (THRU 5 PM) AIRPORT
FRIENDSWOOD 0.2 INCH
The Winter Storm Warning has been canceled for Southeast Texas. Elevated roads and surfaces are expected to freeze now that the sun has set and motorists are urged to drive with extreme care.
