Texas, 1997

Winter Weather in Texas, January 8 to 9, 1997

January 8 to 9, 1997 · NWS OUN · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

Snow began to fall across north Texas Tuesday night (January 8) and fell through the day Wednesday. By Wednesday evening, around 2 inches of snow blanketed western portions of north Texas.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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 OUN wrote it up.

Snow began to fall across north Texas Tuesday night (January 8) and fell through the day Wednesday. By Wednesday evening, around 2 inches of snow blanketed western portions of north Texas.

The radar

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

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Event by event

8 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Hardeman

When
January 8, 11:00 PM CST to January 9, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Hardeman forecast zone
Coordinates
34.290, -99.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Foard

When
January 8, 11:00 PM CST to January 9, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Foard forecast zone
Coordinates
33.975, -99.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Wilbarger

When
January 8, 11:00 PM CST to January 9, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Wilbarger forecast zone
Coordinates
34.081, -99.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Wichita

When
January 8, 11:00 PM CST to January 9, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Wichita forecast zone
Coordinates
33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Knox

When
January 8, 11:00 PM CST to January 9, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Knox forecast zone
Coordinates
33.606, -99.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Baylor

When
January 8, 11:00 PM CST to January 9, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Baylor forecast zone
Coordinates
33.617, -99.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Archer

When
January 8, 11:00 PM CST to January 9, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Archer forecast zone
Coordinates
33.615, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Clay

When
January 8, 11:00 PM CST to January 9, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Clay forecast zone
Coordinates
33.786, -98.208 (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: 5594083, 5594084, 5594085, 5594086, 5594087, 5594088, 5594089, 5594090.