Texas, 1996

Heavy Snow in Texas, November 24, 1996

November 24, 1996 · NWS MAF · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

After the Saturday evening severe weather event, many of the same counties had snow the next morning. Arctic air had blasted into the region overnight causing the first hard freeze of the season.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 MAF wrote it up.

After the Saturday evening severe weather event, many of the same counties had snow the next morning. Arctic air had blasted into the region overnight causing the first hard freeze of the season. The upper levels of the storm system that caused the severe weather the night before plowed across to the south of the local area. This was an unusually early snowfall with up to 4 inches in Glasscock and Reagan Counties. In Glasscock County a road crew truck overturned State Highway 158 west of Garden City. A number of other minor traffic accidents were blamed on the slick roads.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Midland

When
November 24, 8:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
Where
Midland forecast zone
Coordinates
31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Glasscock

When
November 24, 9:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Glasscock forecast zone
Coordinates
31.870, -101.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Howard

When
November 24, 9:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where
Howard forecast zone
Coordinates
32.306, -101.435 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Scurry

When
November 24, 9:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
Where
Scurry forecast zone
Coordinates
32.746, -100.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Martin

When
November 24, 9:30 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Martin forecast zone
Coordinates
32.306, -101.951 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Reagan

When
November 24, 10:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Reagan forecast zone
Coordinates
31.366, -101.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5582532, 5582529, 5582530, 5582534, 5582531, 5582533.