31 winter storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 31 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 7, 6:19 AM CST, 41 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 619 AM CST WED DEC 7 2005 .UPDATE... WILL ISSUE UPDATED ZONES TO UP POPS OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF...ADJUST TEMPS...WINDS AND SKIES FOR CURRENT TRENDS... AND REWORDED WINTRY MIX AND ICE/SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. 75 && .AVIATION... 535 AM. VERY BUSY MORNING AVIATION-WISE. ARCTIC FRONT NOW ALONG A KPRX...KDFW...KCPT...KSEP...KMKN LINE...PUSHING SE AROUND 10 KTS OR SO. HAVE INTRODUCED SOME MIXED BAG OF FREEZING/FROZEN PRECIP IN D/FW AREA TAF SITES BY 15Z AND WILL BE CONTACTING DAL AND D/FW AIRPORTS HERE SHORTLY ABOUT POSSIBLE ONSET AND AWW (AIRPORT WX WARNING) FOR THIS MORNING HERE IN A FEW HRS. WOULD PREFER TO GET SOME LEADTIMES ON THIS. VFR CIGS ATTM...BUT EXPECT PREDOMINATELY MVFR CIGS BY 15Z-18Z TIL WELL PAST 00Z THURS FOR ALL TAF SITES WITH SOME TEMPO IFR CIGS. TOUGH FCST TO SAY LEAST AND WOULD EXPECT PLENTY OF AMENDS TODAY FOR VARYING PRECIP...CIG AND VSBY TRENDS. 12Z TAFS ALREADY OUT. MORE LATER. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 423 AM CST WED DEC 7 2005/ ..WINTER WEATHER WARNING CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT... DISCUSSION... WINTER WEATHER WARNING/ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN REDEFINED SLIGHTLY FOR BOTH TODAY AND OVERNIGHT. MAIN EVENT SHOULD AFFECT AREAS NORTH OF I-20 (SNOW) AND ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-35 CORRIDOR (RA/ZR/IP/SNOW) THROUGH TONIGHT. HARD CALL EXACT WHEN FROZEN/FREEZING PRECIPITATION WHEN BEGIN IN THE METROPLEX...BUT FEEL MIDDAY OR EARLY AFTERNOON IS BEST GUESS. THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT HAS MOVED INTO THE NORTHWEST COUNTIES AS OF 09Z AND MOVING SOUTH AT 10 KNOTS. SHOULD PASS THROUGH KDFW AROUND MID MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES STEADY OR FALLING SLOWLY REST OF THE DAY. FRONTAL LIFT AND MOIST SOUTHERLY FEED WILL LEAD TO A MIX BAG OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTH TEXAS THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL START OFF OVER THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AS FREEZING RAIN...THEN TRANSITION TO LIGHT SNOW OVER THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT AS ATMOSPHERE COOLS BELOW FREEZING. THE WINTRY MIX TRANSITION LINE SHOULD EXTEND FROM GOLDTHWAITE/LAMPASAS AREA NORTHEAST ACROSS THE METROPLEX AND INTO THE BONHAM/PARIS AREA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THE INTO THE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. ISENTROPIC PRECIPITATION PROCESS ALREADY BEGINNING OVER THE SOUTHERN THIRD. THIS WILL SPREAD INTO THE METROPLEX BY MIDDAY AS IT INCREASES IN COVERAGE DUE TO FRONTAL LIFTING. WE EXAMINED THE POTENTIAL FOR CSI PRECIPITATION BUT FOUND LITTLE EVIDENCE OF IT. HOWEVER...STRONG WAA LIFT IN THE 800-650 LAYER WILL LEAD TO BURSTS OF PRECIPITATION AT TIMES. SOME NORTHERN AREAS MAY SEE 1-2 INCHES OF SNOW WHILE ICE OR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1/4 INCH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HEART OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL RESIDE OVER THE REGION THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH VERY COLD NIGHTS AND DAYS. RECORD LOWS FOR DFW AND KACT MAY BE BROKEN EITHER THURSDAY OR FRIDAY MORNING. DRY AND WARMER SATURDAY WITH A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR SATURDAY NIGHT AS LARGE TROUGH PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN CONUS. NEXT OPPORTUNITY FOR RAIN WILL BE MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK AS WEST COAST UPPER LOW OPENS UP AND MOVES EAST...BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW ATTM. EXPECTING NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES FIRST OF NEXT WEEK. && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR TXZ129-TXZ141- TXZ142. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM THURSDAY FOR TXZ129-TXZ141-TXZ142-TXZ148-TXZ162-TXZ175. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY FOR TXZ093-TXZ094- TXZ103-TXZ104-TXZ116-TXZ117-TXZ118-TXZ119-TXZ120-TXZ130-TXZ131- TXZ132-TXZ133-TXZ143-TXZ144. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM THURSDAY FOR TXZ095-TXZ105-TXZ106-TXZ107-TXZ121-TXZ122-TXZ123-TXZ134-TXZ135- TXZ145-TXZ146-TXZ147-TXZ156-TXZ157-TXZ158-TXZ159-TXZ160-TXZ161- TXZ174. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY FOR TXZ091-TXZ092- TXZ100-TXZ101-TXZ102-TXZ115. && /75/05
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 530 AM CST WED DEC 7 2005 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-081130- MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN- HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS- ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL- JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL- NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS- LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON- 530 AM CST WED DEC 7 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES CONTINUE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD WINTER PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AS A VERY COLD AIRMASS SPREADS ACROSS THE REGION. ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN AREAS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM GOLDTHWAITE TO ROCKWALL TO BONHAM BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SIGNIFICANT WINTER PRECIPITATION AREA WILL EXPAND TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING AS COLD AIR CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. BY TONIGHT...WIDESPREAD TRAVEL PROBLEMS AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A FEW AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR SLEET MAY LINGER AROUND PARIS AND SULPHUR SPRINGS EARLY THURSDAY...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT FORECAST FOR THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 700 AM CST WED DEC 7 2005 TXZ117-130>132-071330- ERATH-HOOD-PARKER-SOMERVELL- 700 AM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE... AT 655 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH ACROSS ERATH...HOOD...AND PARKER COUNTIES. WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING IN THESE AREAS...A LIGHT GLAZING WILL OCCUR ON SOME AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. AREAS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY THE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THROUGH 830 AM INCLUDE WEATHERFORD...GRANBURY...SOMERVELL...AND STEPHENVILLE. DRIVERS ALONG INTERSTATE 20 WEST OF FORT WORTH ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AS SLICK SPOTS DEVELOP THIS MORNING.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
31 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
A quarter-inch of ice was reported on Interstate 35 at Golden Triangle. Fort Worth police responded to 250 traffic accidents due to icy conditions on Wednesday. There was one fatality reported with these accidents.
A quarter-inch of ice fell across the county. Over 50 traffic accidents were reported in Granbury due to icy road conditions.
A cooperative observer reported 0.39" of ice accumulation in Chalk Mountain. Numerous traffic accidents were reported due to the icy conditions.
A half-inch of ice fell across the county.
Northeast 23rd Avenue and Northeast 10th Street were closed due to ice. Over fifty accidents were reported in Mineral Wells due to icy roadways.
Numerous traffic accidents were reported due to icy road conditions.
A quarter-inch of ice fell...icing over numerous roads across the county.
A winter storm produced up to a quarter-inch of ice and up to three-inches of snow across portions of north Texas. The weather severely impacted travel conditions. Several hundred accidents were reported across the region. The Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport cancelled 500 flights due to the weather.
A winter storm dropped a quarter-inch of ice on the Dallas/Fort metroplex. Hundreds of accidents were reported throughout the event across the county. The Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport cancelled 500 flights on Wednesday as the planes were unable to depart.
Up to and inch of snow and a quarter-inch of ice fell, causing dozens of accidents.
A cooperative observer reported 0.25" of ice accumulation in Ferris. Numerous traffic accidents were reported due to the icy conditions.
At least a quarter-inch of ice fell across the county. There were 64 car accidents reported through midnight.
A quarter-inch of ice fell across the county. Dozens of car accidents were reported in Cleburne due to icy road conditions.
A quarter-inch of ice fell across the county. Over 65 wrecks were reported due to icy road conditions. One van flipped several times in Decatur.
Roads and bridges were iced over across the county. Numerous traffic accidents were reported.
At least 90 accidents were reported Wednesday as a winter storm dropped a quarter-inch of ice across the county.
At least a quarter-inch of ice fell across the county, causing more than 20 wrecks and at least 3 injuries.
Emergency management reported the intersection of Highway 195 and Stan Schulter Road was closed due to icing. The Interstate 35 overhead section near North 31st Street and West Adams Street was also closed. Hundreds of accidents were reported in and around Killeen on Thursday as motorists tried to negotiate the icy roads.
A winter storm dropped a quarter-inch of ice across the county. Thirty-eight accidents were reported due to the icy road conditions.
A quarter-inch of ice fell across the county. Numerous wrecks were reported in Greenville due to icy road conditions.
A quarter-inch of ice fell across the county. Numerous wrecks were reported due to icy road conditions.
A quarter-inch of ice fell across the county. Numerous wrecks were reported in Sherman and Denison due to icy road conditions.
A cooperative observer reported 0.25" of ice accumulation in Bonham.
Highway 36 between Cameron and Buckholts was reported as impassable as a winter storm dropped a quarter-inch of ice on roadways. Dozens of accidents were reported on Wednesday due to icy roadways.
Over thirty accidents were reported across the county due to icy roadways.
A quarter-inch of ice fell across the county.
A quarter-inch of ice fell across the county.
A cooperative observer in Sulphur Springs reported a quarter-inch of ice accumulation. Numerous accidents were reported Wednesday.
A quarter-inch of ice fell across the county. Numerous wrecks were reported in Paris due to icy road conditions.
A quarter-inch of ice fell across the county. Numerous wrecks were reported in Gun Barrel City due to icy road conditions. Power outages were also reported due to iced power lines.
Numerous wrecks were reported due to icy road conditions.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, December 2005
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: 5488383, 5488387, 5488065, 5488150, 5488381, 5488382, 5488384, 5488390, 5488062, 5488063, 5488064, 5488148, 5488151, 5488385, 5488288, 5488289, 5488392, 5488060, 5488061, 5488149, 5488152, 5488146, 5488145, 5488379, 5488380, 5488386, 5488388, 5488389, 5488153, 5488147, 5488391.