Snow in the TX panhandle and hurricane history

[GalvestonDuck]

I know someone else out there can find out more about this than I can. But I heard on KTRK-ABC 13 in Houston that the last time it snowed in the TX Panhandle this close to the end of April/beginning of May was in 1917.

So, I checked the Unisys archives to see what kind of tropical season it was like back then.

Three storms and two appear to have been fish:
http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/atl ... index.html

With it being as unseasonably cold this time of year, will it affect the tropics?

(Feel free to link my happy feathered butt over to another thread if this has already been discussed and I missed it. )

[Anonymous]

Not really. When DT was on RADIO NHCWX he mentioned something like the potential of a pattern flip like last year.

[HURAKAN]

Probably many storms could have formed over water and not noted because the limited technology of the time.

[cyclonaut]

Probably many storms could have formed over water and not noted because the limited technology of the time.

Yes I have often thought that myself & thats most likely the case.

[Javlin]

GD I have wonder the same thing myself here along the MGC when the winter season brought snow.I even brought it up with our local met the other day to see if I could data on snow percipitation in our area.The met said they did not have any records but could remember some years.I know 85 maybe 95 where acouple of years it snow along the coast.The following hurricane seasons where alittle more active in the GOM.Then it seems like there was a year in between those I mentioned we had some snow one night.This year it snowed on Christmas here in Biloxi of all places not much but enough for the kids to have there snowball fights.Maybe MGC,Lindaloo or someothers from here can fill in some blanks.It is probably nothing to it but I have kinda noticed it.The validity of this is about as complete as the no rain in May info if not worse.That being because snowfall data seems hard to come by in this region.

[MSRobi911]

Well, if my feeble mind serves me, which it may not, one snow I remember well was when I was 17 years old since my birthday is in September I don't know if it would be 72 or 73 cause I don't remember the month and the other snow that I remember was in Jan/Feb 1977. I have no clue as to storms forming in or around the gulf, had other things on my mind

The main storm I remember was Camille and that was in 1969 and after than the next I remember is Frederick (I think)...again a lot of water under the bridge since then.

Mary

[Brent]

Probably many storms could have formed over water and not noted because the limited technology of the time.

They also didn't fly airplanes into storms back then.

[GalvestonDuck]

Thanks for the replies.

And *bopping self on forehead* DUH! I never figured out what MGC's screen name meant until now.

[Javlin]

Thanks for the info Mary sure it was 77 now that you mentioned it we had pictures of it.I can't place the year either.Mike Reader told me about 11 inches on Newyears day either 63 or 64 again nothing definite(64 was active).Need real concrete data.This might amount to nothing anyway just something to play with and think about.

[southerngale]

Thanks for the replies.

And *bopping self on forehead* DUH! I never figured out what MGC's screen name meant until now.

ROFL - so I'm not the only one.