Texas, 1999

Winter Storm in Texas, January 28 to 29, 1999

January 28 to 29, 1999 · NWS AMA · 13 events in 13 counties and zones

A vigorous upper level low pressure system moving slowly east across West Texas during the early morning hours produced a mixture of sleet, accumulating freezing rain, and snow across most of the Texas panhandle. There were numerous power outages and most roads and highways in the Texas panhandle were closed.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
13

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.

A vigorous upper level low pressure system moving slowly east across West Texas during the early morning hours produced a mixture of sleet, accumulating freezing rain, and snow across most of the Texas panhandle. There were numerous power outages and most roads and highways in the Texas panhandle were closed. A one vehicle accident which was the indirect result of the winter storm occurred near U.S. Highway 217 and Interstate 27 near Canyon in Randall county. A woman and her young daughter were injured in the accident. Four inch snowfalls occurred across mainly the northwest and central Texas panhandle while one quarter to one half inch ice accumulations occurred over the northeast and eastern Texas panhandle.

The radar

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

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Event by event

13 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Sherman

When
January 28, 6:00 PM CST to January 29, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Sherman forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.278, -101.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Hansford

When
January 28, 6:00 PM CST to January 29, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Hansford forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.278, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Ochiltree

When
January 28, 6:00 PM CST to January 29, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Ochiltree forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.278, -100.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lipscomb

When
January 28, 6:00 PM CST to January 29, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Lipscomb forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.278, -100.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Moore

When
January 28, 6:00 PM CST to January 29, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Moore forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.838, -101.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Hutchinson

When
January 28, 6:00 PM CST to January 29, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Hutchinson forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.840, -101.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Roberts

When
January 28, 6:00 PM CST to January 29, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Roberts forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.839, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Hemphill

When
January 28, 6:00 PM CST to January 29, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Hemphill forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.838, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Potter

When
January 29, 12:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Potter forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Carson

When
January 29, 12:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Carson forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.404, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Gray

When
January 29, 12:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Gray forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.401, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Randall

When
January 29, 12:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Randall forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Armstrong

When
January 29, 12:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Armstrong forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.965, -101.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One quarter to one half inch of ice accumulation across the county.

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

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5685692, 5685693, 5685694, 5685695, 5685696, 5685697, 5685698, 5685699, 5685700, 5685701, 5685702, 5685703, 5685704.