Frost/Freeze, Haskell
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Haskell forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 33.178, -99.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost and Freeze in Texas, April 7, 2009
A late freeze occured across West Central Texas during the morning hours. The coldest temperatures were located south of a Mertzon to Eden line and west of an Eden to Junction line.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 22 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 22
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 SJT wrote it up.
A late freeze occured across West Central Texas during the morning hours. The coldest temperatures were located south of a Mertzon to Eden line and west of an Eden to Junction line. Readings were 20 to 25 degrees across this area.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
22 frost/freeze. Local standard time, as filed.
Frost/Freeze, Throckmorton
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Throckmorton forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 33.178, -99.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, Fisher
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Fisher forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 32.743, -100.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, Shackelford
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Shackelford forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 32.736, -99.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, Taylor
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Taylor forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 32.301, -99.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, Callahan
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Callahan forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 32.298, -99.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A low temperature of 25 degrees was reported in Putnam.
Frost/Freeze, Runnels
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Runnels forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 31.831, -99.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, Brown
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 31.774, -99.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, Irion
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Irion forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 31.304, -100.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A low temperature of 24 degrees was reported 12 miles north-northwest of Mertzon.
Frost/Freeze, Tom Green
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Tom Green forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 31.404, -100.462 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A low temperature of 25 degrees was reported in Water Valley.
Frost/Freeze, Concho
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Concho forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 31.327, -99.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A low temperature of 24 degrees was reported in Eden.
Frost/Freeze, McCulloch
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- McCulloch forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 31.199, -99.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, Crockett
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Crockett forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 30.723, -101.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A low temperature of 24 degrees was reported at the Ozona-Acton Ranch.
Frost/Freeze, Schleicher
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Schleicher forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 30.897, -100.539 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A low temperature of 23 degrees was reported 10 miles west of Eldorado.
Frost/Freeze, Sutton
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sutton forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 30.498, -100.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A low temperature of 23 degrees was reported 22 miles southeast of Ozona.
Frost/Freeze, Menard
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Menard forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 30.890, -99.821 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A low temperature of 21 degrees was reported in Fort Mckavett.
Frost/Freeze, Kimble
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kimble forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 30.487, -99.749 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A low temperature of 21 degrees was reported 4 miles south-southwest of Junction.
Frost/Freeze, Mason
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Mason forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 30.718, -99.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, Jones
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jones forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 32.740, -99.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A low temperature of 24 degrees was reported in Hawley.
Frost/Freeze, Sterling
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sterling forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 31.828, -101.050 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, Coke
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Coke forecast zone
- Reported by
- RAWS
- Coordinates
- 31.889, -100.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, San Saba
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- San Saba forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 31.155, -98.818 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Frost/Freeze
- Frost or temperatures at or below freezing during the growing season, usually filed for crop damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Frost and Freeze in Arkansas, April 7, 2009
- Flash Flood in California, April 7, 2009
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, April 7, 2009
- High Surf in Hawaii, April 7, 2009
- Frost and Freeze in Missouri, April 7, 2009
- Frost and Freeze in Illinois, April 7, 2009
- Frost and Freeze in Alabama, April 7, 2009
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, April 7 to 8, 2009
- Strong Wind and Winter Weather in California, April 7 to 8, 2009
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, April 7 to 8, 2009
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, April 7, 2009
- Flooding in Maine, April 7 to 8, 2009
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: 167124, 167125, 167126, 167128, 167129, 167131, 167132, 167136, 167137, 167138, 167139, 167140, 167141, 167143, 167145, 167149, 167151, 167153, 167506, 167508, 167509, 167510.