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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#6021 Postby CaptinCrunch » Tue Feb 17, 2026 10:45 am

Just so everyone understands, Winter isn't over until it's over.... :ggreen:

Was Winter over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell No..... :lol: :lol:

March 4-5, 2015
Widespread snow resulted in measurable amounts regionwide. From northern portions of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex into Northeast Texas, event totals were 5 to 6 inches.

March 20-21, 2010
An unusually strong and cold upper level low slowly moved along the Red River Valley on March 20 and 21. Heavy snowfall occurred on the backside of the low with measurable snowfall occurring mainly to the north of I-20.
A very localized and heavy band of snow developed during the early morning hours of the 21st, dumping 5 to 9 inches of snow across Collin County. Some locations just 20 miles to the southwest of this band of snow only picked up 1 inch. Snow continued into the early afternoon hours on the 21st across East Texas before ending.

March 6-7, 2008
Rain changed over to heavy snow and thundersnow during the late morning hours in areas northwest of the DFW Metroplex. Decatur and Gainesville reported 9 inches of snow with this event. A stationary rain/snow line resulted in dramatically different snow totals across the Metroplex. Northern Tarrant County had up to 7 inches of snow, DFW recorded only 1.1 inches, and much of the Metroplex saw less than 1 inch. More light snow developed across the eastern Metroplex and into Northeast Texas in the early morning hours of March 7, but amounts were less than 1 inch.

March 3, 2008
An upper level low produced snow for most areas along and north of I-20 where amounts generally ranged from a trace to 3 inches. A localized intense band of heavy snow centered over Grayson County produced as much as 6 inches of snow. DFW recorded 1 inch.

April 7-8, 2007
Snow fell in areas south of I-20 during the daytime hours of the Saturday before Easter. The highest amounts of 3 to 5 inches were found in a band from Comanche and Goldthwaite to Waco and Temple/Killeen. Bluebonnets were already in bloom when this snow fell, making for unique pictures of this event.

March 27, 2005
An upper level low produced a very localized narrow band of 1-2 inches of snow from Graham to Weatherford to Benbrook to Cleburne in the predawn hours of Easter morning. Most areas outside the snow band saw only moderate to heavy rain.

April 5, 1996
Severe drought plagued North Texas throughout the winter months, but this Good Friday brought abundant rainfall and one of the heaviest April snowstorms on record. Some sleet mixed with the rain before a complete transition to snow occurred west of a line from Montague to Weatherford to Eastland (though some light snow fell as far east as Fort Worth). The heaviest snowfall occurred near the I-20 corridor where Sweetwater accumulated 18 inches. The 9.3 inches at Abilene remains an all-time 24-hour record. Six inches fell in Breckenridge.

March 12-13, 1924
Between 4-8 inches of snow fell over the Red River area, and as far south as Dallas and Fort Worth. Between 8-10 inches were reported at Bowie, Bridgeport, Weatherford and Honey Grove.
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#6022 Postby rwfromkansas » Tue Feb 17, 2026 2:37 pm

If we see change by March 10 maybe NTX can get something but it’s too late for STX.
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#6023 Postby wxman22 » Tue Feb 17, 2026 5:41 pm

LOL Norman has a 20% chance of rain/snow here on Saturday.Flurries would be nice i guess... If the weekend trough would dig to the SW we would probably be looking at another storm. What could have been... :(

In other news im looking forward to the front this Thursday. It will be nice to have temps around seasonal at least for a few days.
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#6024 Postby SnowyOwl31 » Tue Feb 17, 2026 8:09 pm

CaptinCrunch wrote:Just so everyone understands, Winter isn't over until it's over.... :ggreen:

Was Winter over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell No..... :lol: :lol:

March 4-5, 2015
Widespread snow resulted in measurable amounts regionwide. From northern portions of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex into Northeast Texas, event totals were 5 to 6 inches.

March 20-21, 2010
An unusually strong and cold upper level low slowly moved along the Red River Valley on March 20 and 21. Heavy snowfall occurred on the backside of the low with measurable snowfall occurring mainly to the north of I-20.
A very localized and heavy band of snow developed during the early morning hours of the 21st, dumping 5 to 9 inches of snow across Collin County. Some locations just 20 miles to the southwest of this band of snow only picked up 1 inch. Snow continued into the early afternoon hours on the 21st across East Texas before ending.

March 6-7, 2008
Rain changed over to heavy snow and thundersnow during the late morning hours in areas northwest of the DFW Metroplex. Decatur and Gainesville reported 9 inches of snow with this event. A stationary rain/snow line resulted in dramatically different snow totals across the Metroplex. Northern Tarrant County had up to 7 inches of snow, DFW recorded only 1.1 inches, and much of the Metroplex saw less than 1 inch. More light snow developed across the eastern Metroplex and into Northeast Texas in the early morning hours of March 7, but amounts were less than 1 inch.

March 3, 2008
An upper level low produced snow for most areas along and north of I-20 where amounts generally ranged from a trace to 3 inches. A localized intense band of heavy snow centered over Grayson County produced as much as 6 inches of snow. DFW recorded 1 inch.

April 7-8, 2007
Snow fell in areas south of I-20 during the daytime hours of the Saturday before Easter. The highest amounts of 3 to 5 inches were found in a band from Comanche and Goldthwaite to Waco and Temple/Killeen. Bluebonnets were already in bloom when this snow fell, making for unique pictures of this event.

March 27, 2005
An upper level low produced a very localized narrow band of 1-2 inches of snow from Graham to Weatherford to Benbrook to Cleburne in the predawn hours of Easter morning. Most areas outside the snow band saw only moderate to heavy rain.

April 5, 1996
Severe drought plagued North Texas throughout the winter months, but this Good Friday brought abundant rainfall and one of the heaviest April snowstorms on record. Some sleet mixed with the rain before a complete transition to snow occurred west of a line from Montague to Weatherford to Eastland (though some light snow fell as far east as Fort Worth). The heaviest snowfall occurred near the I-20 corridor where Sweetwater accumulated 18 inches. The 9.3 inches at Abilene remains an all-time 24-hour record. Six inches fell in Breckenridge.

March 12-13, 1924
Between 4-8 inches of snow fell over the Red River area, and as far south as Dallas and Fort Worth. Between 8-10 inches were reported at Bowie, Bridgeport, Weatherford and Honey Grove.

For us down here in Southeast TX, I'll add that Houston received 0.8 inches of snow on March 10, 1932. It at least gives me a tad bit of hope lol
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#6025 Postby CaptinCrunch » Tue Feb 17, 2026 8:40 pm

As a Fall/Winter guy it's disheartening to have Winters such as this. I remember well the Winters of 76/77, 77/78 and 78/79 still the pinnacle of all winters in NTX.

We have 30 days left to try and get something, and while time is quickly ticking away, all it takes is powerful closed LPS dragging down the cold air behind to get a pretty decent snow event or at least some sleet and ice.

Friends of mine up in Oswego NY are paying heavily for the their 3 week sub freezing super storm. Highs never got above 23 degrees and lows frequently dipped into the -10s with wind chills as low as -40. Their heating bill (mixed but mainly Electric) was $623.87 for the month of January. This was mainly due to the record LES that had that piled up. Some places in Fulton County recored 7' feet over 5 straight days of heavy snow. John said after the system moved out and sun shined again there wasn't a single car visible on the street, they were just piles of snow.
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#6026 Postby Brent » Tue Feb 17, 2026 8:51 pm

wxman22 wrote:LOL Norman has a 20% chance of rain/snow here on Saturday.Flurries would be nice i guess... If the weekend trough would dig to the SW we would probably be looking at another storm. What could have been... :(

In other news im looking forward to the front this Thursday. It will be nice to have temps around seasonal at least for a few days.


I saw that... It's funny I set my model subscription to cancel this weekend because I'm tired of paying to see nothing on it :lol: maybe that will make something happen :roll:

I'm about over it at this point whatever happens happens. On the one hand I do feel like we're due for a March snow but on the other hand how bad this winter has been overall I just dunno if this is gonna be the year
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#6027 Postby wxman57 » Wed Feb 18, 2026 12:38 pm

I think Bones is ready to call "winter over" for this season.
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#6028 Postby Stratton23 » Wed Feb 18, 2026 12:48 pm

This warmth sucks, looks like i wont be coming out of my house until next winter
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#6029 Postby DallasAg » Wed Feb 18, 2026 1:44 pm

At least the mountains are finally starting to get some significant snow. Crested Butte is up to almost 14" new since yesterday at 4:00p. Prior to that they'd only had 80" for the entire season. More on the way to the ski areas in CO and UT as well. Better late than never I suppose.
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#6030 Postby Tejas89 » Wed Feb 18, 2026 4:01 pm

It’s been a brutally warm winter and has to be one of the warmest on record for the southern plains.

Out west, it’s always amazing to see what an atmospheric river can do in the high sierras. 100 mph winds and 4+ feet of snow coming down is really behind imagination… unfortunately some serious avalanches too.
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#6031 Postby TomballEd » Wed Feb 18, 2026 4:08 pm

I consider lows in the 40s winter weather. It may not be as uncommon as freezes or winter precip events but it is still too cold for my liking.
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#6032 Postby Stratton23 » Wed Feb 18, 2026 5:01 pm

Still see no sign of an active pattern in the models, just absolutely boring, just like this winter in general lol
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#6033 Postby aggiecutter » Wed Feb 18, 2026 6:49 pm

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Texarkana received 20.5"from the 2 storms
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#6034 Postby Stratton23 » Thu Feb 19, 2026 12:30 am

I know i didnt just see the GFS forecast mid 90’s for the hill country late next week, their is no way to sugar coat it, this warmth is completely miserable
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#6035 Postby txtwister78 » Thu Feb 19, 2026 12:31 am

Mid 90's showing up now next wk in SA on the GFS after a brief cool shot of air over the weekend. No such thing as a false Spring this season. Looks like we may get an early shot of some summer heat soon.
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