Snow Storm Recap
It has been a while since we have seen a good snow storm across Central Texas. We did have a couple of inches for the Easter snow event in 2007 and the Valentine’s Day storm in 2004. This time around we did slightly better with average snow totals of about 3 inches and some spots getting closer to 5 or 6 inches. The last time we saw that much snow was the winter of 1982!
Just as the computer models showed, we were right in the bulls eye for the heaviest snow. The track of the storm was farther south than previous winter storms and the air was a touch colder for us. The winter precipitation started a little earlier than the models showed and it started off with more rain and sleet than we expected. That more than likely kept our snow accumulation down by an inch or two. The sleet is what woke me up that morning as it banged against our windows. Shortly after sunrise, it all transitioned to snow and kept falling into Tuesday night. The first band in the morning was the heaviest and that is when things were really slushy. Then as the snow let up and the clouds thinned out a little, the snow melted on most roadways which may travel fine in the afternoon. Once the sun set, temperatures dropped below freezing and everything iced up.
Thanks to everyone who sent us winter weather photos and we will post as many as we can on the weather page on KXXV.com. I will also include some of my favorites here in the Weather Blog. — First Alert Meteorologist Conley Isom
