Winter Weather, Young
- When
- March 26, 6:00 PM CST to March 27, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Young County, Graham
- Coordinates
- 33.177, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Texas, March 26 to 27, 1996
Several upper level disturbances that moved across the area resulted in overrunning conditions in North Texas. Freezing rain and sleet occurred north of a Graham to Eastland to San Saba line causing roads to become slippery.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.
Several upper level disturbances that moved across the area resulted in overrunning conditions in North Texas. Freezing rain and sleet occurred north of a Graham to Eastland to San Saba line causing roads to become slippery. Several accidents resulted in a few indirect injuries.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
More
Every storm in Texas in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, March 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5541720.