Texas, 1997

Heavy Snow in Texas, January 11 to 12, 1997

January 11 to 12, 1997 · NWS AMA · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

Snowfall across the northern and eastern Texas panhandle ranged from 4 inches at Dalhart and Miami to 8 inches at Shamrock.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 11 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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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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.

Snowfall across the northern and eastern Texas panhandle ranged from 4 inches at Dalhart and Miami to 8 inches at Shamrock.

The radar

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

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Event by event

11 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Dallam

When
January 11, 10:00 AM CST to January 12, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Dallam forecast zone
Coordinates
36.278, -102.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Sherman

When
January 11, 10:00 AM CST to January 12, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Sherman forecast zone
Coordinates
36.278, -101.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Hansford

When
January 11, 10:00 AM CST to January 12, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Hansford forecast zone
Coordinates
36.278, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Ochiltree

When
January 11, 10:00 AM CST to January 12, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Ochiltree forecast zone
Coordinates
36.278, -100.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Hartley

When
January 11, 10:00 AM CST to January 12, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Hartley forecast zone
Coordinates
35.840, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Moore

When
January 11, 10:00 AM CST to January 12, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Moore forecast zone
Coordinates
35.838, -101.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Hutchinson

When
January 11, 10:00 AM CST to January 12, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Hutchinson forecast zone
Coordinates
35.840, -101.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Roberts

When
January 11, 10:00 AM CST to January 12, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Roberts forecast zone
Coordinates
35.839, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Potter

When
January 11, 10:00 AM CST to January 12, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Potter forecast zone
Coordinates
35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Gray

When
January 11, 10:00 AM CST to January 12, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Gray forecast zone
Coordinates
35.401, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Wheeler

When
January 11, 10:00 AM CST to January 12, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Wheeler forecast zone
Coordinates
35.401, -100.270 (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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5599472, 5599473, 5599474, 5599475, 5599476, 5599477, 5599478, 5599479, 5599480, 5599481, 5599482.