Heavy Snow in Texas, November 30, 1996

Name: Heavy Snow in Texas, November 30, 1996
Start: 1996-11-30T06:00
End: 1996-11-30T18:00
Location: Texas

November 30, 1996 · NWS AMA · 18 events in 18 counties and zones

Heavy snow of 4 to 8 inches fell over the area causing major traffic problems with numerous accidents. Only one death was reported, but this is considered an indirect death.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 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: $500,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 18

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 AMA wrote it up.

Heavy snow of 4 to 8 inches fell over the area causing major traffic problems with numerous accidents. Only one death was reported, but this is considered an indirect death.

The radar

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Event by event

18 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Dallam

When: November 30, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Dallam forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.278, -102.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Sherman

When: November 30, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Sherman forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.278, -101.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Hansford

When: November 30, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Hansford forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.278, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Ochiltree

When: November 30, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Ochiltree forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.278, -100.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Lipscomb

When: November 30, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Lipscomb forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.278, -100.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Hartley

When: November 30, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Hartley forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.840, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Moore

When: November 30, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Moore forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.838, -101.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Hutchinson

When: November 30, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Hutchinson forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.840, -101.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Roberts

When: November 30, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Roberts forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.839, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Hemphill

When: November 30, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Hemphill forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.838, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Oldham

When: November 30, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Oldham forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.405, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Potter

When: November 30, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Potter forecast zone
Property damage: $200,000
Coordinates: 35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Carson

When: November 30, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Carson forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.404, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Gray

When: November 30, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Gray forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Wheeler

When: November 30, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Wheeler forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Deaf Smith

When: November 30, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Deaf Smith forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.966, -102.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Randall

When: November 30, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Randall forecast zone
Property damage: $300,000
Coordinates: 34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Armstrong

When: November 30, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Armstrong forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.965, -101.357 (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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, November 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5581029, 5581030, 5581031, 5581032, 5581033, 5581034, 5581035, 5581036, 5581037, 5581038, 5581039, 5581040, 5581041, 5581042, 5581043, 5581044, 5581045, 5581046.