Winter Storm, Callahan
- When
- December 26, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Callahan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.298, -99.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Texas, December 26, 1997
A winter storm dropped 2 to 5 inches of snow across the Big Country.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 9
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 SJT wrote it up.
A winter storm dropped 2 to 5 inches of snow across the Big Country.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Fisher
- When
- December 26, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Fisher forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.743, -100.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Haskell
- When
- December 26, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Haskell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.178, -99.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jones
- When
- December 26, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jones forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.740, -99.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Mitchell
- When
- December 26, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Mitchell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.306, -100.921 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Nolan
- When
- December 26, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Nolan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.304, -100.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Shackelford
- When
- December 26, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Shackelford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.736, -99.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Taylor
- When
- December 26, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Taylor forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.301, -99.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Throckmorton
- When
- December 26, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Throckmorton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.178, -99.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Dense Fog in Oregon, December 26, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, December 26 to 29, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Texas, December 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, December 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 26 to 27, 1997
- Dense Fog in California, December 26, 1997
- Hail in Alabama, December 26, 1997
- High Wind in Montana, December 26, 1997
More
Every storm in Texas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, December 1997
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: 5621162, 5621163, 5621164, 5621165, 5621166, 5621167, 5621168, 5621169, 5621170.