Texas, 2004

Heavy Snow in Texas, November 20, 2004

November 20, 2004 · NWS AMA · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The combination of a strong cold front moving south across the Texas panhandle and an approaching low pressure system in the upper atmosphere from the southwestern states produced heavy snow across the extreme northwestern Texas panhandle. Four miles southeast of Texline reported four inches of snow on the ground.

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 AMA wrote it up.

The combination of a strong cold front moving south across the Texas panhandle and an approaching low pressure system in the upper atmosphere from the southwestern states produced heavy snow across the extreme northwestern Texas panhandle. Four miles southeast of Texline reported four inches of snow on the ground.

The radar

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Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Dallam

When
November 20, 7:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Dallam forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.278, -102.602 (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.

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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: 5425539.