Texas, 1997

Winter Weather in Texas, January 6 to 7, 1997

January 6 to 7, 1997 · NWS FWD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Light snow during the afternoon produced a dusting on the ground across the southern portion of the county while melting on contact elsewhere.

Where it happened

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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.

Light snow during the afternoon produced a dusting on the ground across the southern portion of the county while melting on contact elsewhere. (See paragraph 1 under Somervell County for a meteorological discussion of the event.)

The radar

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

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Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Eastland

When
January 6, 12:00 PM CST to January 7, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Eastland forecast zone, Eastland
Coordinates
32.327, -98.832 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

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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: 5590750.