Models Still Suggest Rare April Snow for N. Texas

[donsutherland1]

With the computer guidance continuing to suggest that some snow could fall in portions of northern Texas Saturday night and Sunday, it should be noted that such an occurrence is quite rare. However, it has occurred even later in the past.

On April 21, 1884, The New York Times wrote of the weather in Texas for April 20, "Dispatches to the News [Galveston News] from all parts of the State report heavy rains and a norther and probably great damage to crops. Hail [sleet] and snow are reported from several points."

The wintry weather was fairly widespread. That same day, Chicago reported, "heavy gales from the northeast, accompanied by snow which melted as it fell" throughout the day.

[Ptarmigan]

This should be interesting. I have been hearing that we might see sleet and even snow!

[Tamora]

I ran in the Susan G Komen 5k this morning and as we were finishing the snow was falling quite hard on us. Simply amazing!

[pwrdog]

It sure was fun but really weird... It's the most snowfall we've had since Jan 13th 1982.. And it happened in April...
We got 2 inches here in northern polk county about 80 miles north of houston..
It took forever to start accumulating because of the 60 degree ground temps.... Maybe we get 6-10 inches if the grounds temps would have been colder..... This is the first measurable snowfall in April since the early 1800's..

There was a nice east west band of 1-6 inch snowfall from west of Temple Texas to Diboll Texas and north of that line for about 30 miles..

[donsutherland1]

For those who are interested, here's a collection of photos I have received from this historic late-season snowfall in Texas:
http://wintercenter.homestead.com/photoapril2007TX.html

Enjoy.

[CaptinCrunch]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
955 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2007

...HISTORIC APRIL SNOWFALL EVENT ACROSS NORTH TEXAS...

AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIRMASS COMBINED WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE MOVING IN FROM THE PACIFIC RESULTED IN UNPRECEDENTED
APRIL SNOWFALL YESTERDAY.

OFFICIALLY AT DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...A TRACE OF
SNOWFALL FELL YESTERDAY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT SNOW HAS
FALLEN IN APRIL IN EXACTLY 69 YEARS...WHEN A TRACE OF SNOW FELL ON
APRIL 7 AND APRIL 8, 1938. THIS IS ALSO ONLY THE FIFTH TIME THAT
SNOW WAS REPORTED AT DFW IN THE MONTH OF APRIL SINCE RECORDS BEGAN.
YESTERDAYS SNOWFALL TIES BOTH THE MONTHLY AND DAILY RECORDS FOR
APRIL. DALLAS/FORT WORTH ALSO SET A RECORD DAILY LOW MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF 44 DEGREES...WHICH BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 46 DEGREES
SET BACK IN 1938.

OFFICIALLY AT WACO...A TOTAL OF 3.4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL YESTERDAY.
THIS SETS A NEW DAILY AND MONTHLY RECORD FOR SNOWFALL IN WACO. IT
IS ALSO ONLY THE THIRD TIME SNOW HAS FALLEN IN THE MONTH OF APRIL AT
WACO. THE LAST TIME SNOW FELL IN APRIL WAS ON APRIL 2, 1992. THIS
IS ALSO THE HEAVIEST DAILY SNOWFALL TO OCCUR AT WACO SINCE
JANUARY 13, 1982 WHEN 6.0 INCHES FELL.

******SUMMARY OF RECORDS******

AT DALLAS/FORT WORTH
====================
RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL OF /TRACE/ INCHES. PREVIOUS RECORD OF /TRACE/
INCHES WAS SET BACK ON APRIL 7, 1938.

RECORD DAILY LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 44 DEGREES. PREVIOUS RECORD
OF 46 DEGREES WAS SET BACK ON APRIL 7, 1938.


AT WACO
=======
RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL OF 3.4 INCHES. NO PREVIOUS RECORDED SNOWFALL
ON APRIL 7 IN WACO.

RECORD DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE OF 32 DEGREES. PREVIOUS RECORD OF 35
DEGREES WAS SET BACK ON APRIL 7, 1996.

RECORD DAILY LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 46 DEGREES. PREVIOUS RECORD
OF 58 DEGREES WAS SET BACK ON APRIL 7, 1916.

[Extremeweatherguy]

amazing to see that Waco had its largest snowfall since 1982! And in April!