Texas, 2020

Winter Weather in Texas, January 11, 2020

January 11, 2020 · NWS FWD · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

A deep upper trough produced a round of snow across parts of North Texas as it moved overhead during the early morning hours of Saturday, January 11. No significant impacts were reported from this event during which an average of 2-3 inches of snow accumulated in the northwest counties of the NWS Fort Worth CWA.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 FWD wrote it up.

A deep upper trough produced a round of snow across parts of North Texas as it moved overhead during the early morning hours of Saturday, January 11. No significant impacts were reported from this event during which an average of 2-3 inches of snow accumulated in the northwest counties of the NWS Fort Worth CWA.

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 Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 10, 11:34 PM CST, 3 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 11:34 PM CST, 3 hours 26 minutes before
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In the hours before

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Event by event

5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Stephens

When
January 11, 3:00 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where
Stephens forecast zone
Reported by
Amateur Radio
Coordinates
32.736, -98.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Amateur radio reported 3 inches of snow at Hubbard Creek Lake, or approximately 2 miles west of the city of Breckenridge, TX.

Winter Weather, Wise

When
January 11, 4:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Wise forecast zone
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
33.216, -97.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A National Weather Service employee reported 2 inches of snow along Highway 3 near the city of Runaway Bay, TX.

Winter Weather, Wise

When
January 11, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Wise forecast zone
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
33.216, -97.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A National Weather Service employee reported 3 inches of snow between the cities of Rhome and Decatur, TX.

Winter Weather, Montague

When
January 11, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Montague forecast zone
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
33.676, -97.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Emergency management reported one inch of snow in the city of Bowie, TX.

Winter Weather, Denton

When
January 11, 5:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Denton forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
33.205, -97.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Photos posted to social media from the cities of Krum and Denton indicated between 2 and 3 inches of snow accumulation.

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

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 873231, 873232, 873235, 873236, 873237.