Winter Weather, Bowie
- When
- January 11, 12:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Bowie forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.446, -94.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Texas, January 11, 2015
A cold arctic airmass filtered into the region in the preceding days of January 11th with temperatures mostly in the lower 30s. An overrunning moist airmass resulted in the development of mostly light rain across Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest Arkansas and the Northern third of Northeast Texas.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 7
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 SHV wrote it up.
A cold arctic airmass filtered into the region in the preceding days of January 11th with temperatures mostly in the lower 30s. An overrunning moist airmass resulted in the development of mostly light rain across Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest Arkansas and the Northern third of Northeast Texas. After midnight on the 11th, this precipitation became light freezing rain but due to the temperature being at or just below freezing, ice accumulation was relegated to trees and elevated exposed objects including powerlines and some bridge surfaces. Ice accumulations were mostly near one tenth of an inch across the region.
What forecasters said that day
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 Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 10, 11:58 PM CST, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 11:58 PM CST, 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1158 PM CST SAT JAN 10 2015
.AVIATION...
FOR THE 11/06Z TAFS...MVFR CIGS HAVE ALREADY MOVED INTO E TX SITES
AND TXK WITH REMAINING TERMINALS TO FOLLOW SUIT LATER THIS MORNING
AS LOW CLOUDS SURGE NWRD AHEAD OF THE UPPER TROF OVER CNTRL/SRN TX.
THE FIRST WAVE OF -RA HAS ALREADY MOVED EAST OF THE I-49 CORRIDOR
BUT THE NEXT ROUND COMING LATER THIS MORNING WILL BE MORE ROBUST
AS THE TROF AXIS MOVES OVERHEAD. WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO NEAR
FREEZING OVER THE I-30 CORRIDOR AND SOUTH TO ALONG THE AR/LA STATE
LINE...HAVE INCLUDED -FZRA IN THE TXK/ELD TAFS FOR MUCH OF SUNDAY
MORNING. THE SITES ALONG I-20 AND SOUTH SHOULD STAY JUST ABOVE THE
FREEZING MARK AND THEREFORE HAVE ONLY INCLUDE LIGHT TO MODERATE RA
ATTM. THIS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED VERY CAREFULLY AS FLUCTUATION
IN THESE TEMPERATURES EVEN A DEGREE OR TWO COULD HAVE A BIG IMPACT
ON PRECIPITATION TYPE. OTHERWISE...BIGGEST CONCERN WILL BE THE
VERY LOW CIGS/VSBYS AFTER 11/12Z WITH IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED
TO PREVAIL FOR MUCH OF THE TAF PERIOD ESPECIALLY AT OUR WRN SITES.
WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND GENERALLY E/NE THROUGH THE PERIOD. /19/
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 913 PM CST SAT JAN 10 2015/
DISCUSSION...
CURRENT FORECAST IS ON TRACK THIS EVENING. FIRST ROUND OF
PRECIPITATION MOVED ACROSS EAST TEXAS AND NORTH LOUISIANA EARLIER
THIS EVENING...MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN. HOWEVER...ONE REPORT
FROM SHV INDICATED POSSIBLE FROZEN PRECIPITATION. SECOND ROUND OF
PRECIPITATION CURRENTLY ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS TO CONTINUE EAST-
NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT. WITH TEMPERATURES FORECAST TO HOVER AT OR
BELOW FREEZING ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20...A FREEZING RAIN
THREAT REMAINS POSSIBLE AS THIS PRECIPITATION OVERSPREADS THE
AREA. HENCE...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
THROUGH 9 AM ACROSS PORTIONS OF THIS AREA. /05/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV 33 38 38 46 36 / 80 80 70 20 10
MLU 31 41 40 49 35 / 80 80 60 20 10
DEQ 30 35 35 42 31 / 80 80 60 20 10
TXK 31 35 35 45 33 / 80 80 70 20 10
ELD 30 36 34 45 33 / 80 80 70 20 10
TYR 33 39 36 44 34 / 80 80 50 20 10
GGG 33 39 36 46 35 / 80 80 70 20 10
LFK 36 42 40 49 39 / 80 80 50 20 10
&&
.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073.
LA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: LAZ004-006.
OK...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: OKZ077.
TX...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: TXZ096-097-108>112.
&&
19Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 10, 3:23 PM CST, 8 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 323 PM CST SAT JAN 10 2015 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ004-006-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-108>112- 111200- SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE- COLUMBIA-UNION AR-CLAIBORNE-UNION LA-MCCURTAIN-RED RIVER-BOWIE- FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS- 323 PM CST SAT JAN 10 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY... A COLD RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME LIGHT SLEET WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. THIS LIGHT RAIN WILL LIKELY TRANSITION INTO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA... THE NORTHERN THIRD OF NORTHEAST TEXAS NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR...AS WELL AS CLAIBORNE AND UNION PARISHES IN NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THIS REGION WILL BE MAINLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... ANY FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD TRANSITION OVER TO A COLD RAIN BY MID MORNING SUNDAY AND REMAIN THAT WAY THOUGH THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. ANOTHER ROUND OF POSSIBLE WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY FOR MAINLY AREAS ALONG AND TO THE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ICE ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT. LAZ001>003-005-010>014-017>022-TXZ124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167- 111200- CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-LINCOLN-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON- OUACHITA-SABINE LA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-WOOD- UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA- NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX- 323 PM CST SAT JAN 10 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...EAST TEXAS AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... A COLD RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME LIGHT SLEET WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. THIS LIGHT RAIN COULD TRANSITION INTO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT NEAR AND ALONG THE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST TEXAS AND PARISHES ACROSS NORTHERN LOUISIANA CONTAINED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. LITTLE IF ANY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR...A COLD RAIN IS ALL THAT IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... A COLD RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE MOVING OUT ON MONDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF POSSIBLE WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY FOR MAINLY AREAS ALONG AND TO THE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. ANOTHER ROUND OF POSSIBLE WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY FOR MAINLY AREAS ALONG AND TO THE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SYSTEM OVERNIGHT IN CASE MORE IN THE WAY OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATES ALONG THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF NORTHEAST TEXAS AND NORTHERN LOUISIANA. 13
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Camp
- When
- January 11, 12:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Camp forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 32.973, -94.978 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Franklin
- When
- January 11, 12:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.176, -95.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Morris
- When
- January 11, 12:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Morris forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.114, -94.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Red River
- When
- January 11, 12:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Red River forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.621, -95.050 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Titus
- When
- January 11, 12:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Titus forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.217, -94.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Cass
- When
- January 11, 12:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cass forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.078, -94.344 (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
- Heavy Rain in Nevada, January 11, 2015
- Dense Fog in California, January 11 to 16, 2015
- Winter Weather in Missouri, January 11, 2015
- Winter Weather in Virginia, January 11 to 12, 2015
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 11 to 12, 2015
- Ice Storm in Indiana, January 11 to 12, 2015
- Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 11, 2015
- Winter Weather in Maryland, January 11 to 12, 2015
- Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 11, 2015
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 11 to 12, 2015
- Heavy Rain in California, January 11, 2015
- Dense Fog in Colorado, January 11 to 12, 2015
More
Every storm in Texas in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, January 2015
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: 549130, 549132, 549133, 549134, 549135, 549136, 549137.