Texas, 2020Winter Weather in Texas, January 16 to 17, 2020
January 16 to 17, 2020 · NWS AMA · 1 event in 1 county or zone
20 inch. Icy roads were reported across all counties of the Texas Panhandle.
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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- 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.
A prolonged period of intermittent light freezing rain and freezing drizzle across the Texas Panhandle resulted in ice accumulations as high as 0.20 inch. Icy roads were reported across all counties of the Texas Panhandle. A few reports of traffic accidents were received from the northeast and north-central Texas Panhandle, namely at Canadian in Hemphill County and near Spearman in Hansford County. One accident in Amarillo resulted in death and injury.
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 Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 16, 5:54 AM CST, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 5:54 AM CST, 2 hours 21 minutes before
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</html>Winter Weather, Randall County
- When
- January 16, 8:15 AM CST to January 17, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Randall County forecast zone
- Deaths
- 0 direct, 1 indirect
- Injuries
- 0 direct, 1 indirect
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- Coordinates
- 34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Freezing rain caused some areas of ice on some streets and roadways. In Amarillo, around 08:22, the ice on a bridge and speed led to a driver losing control of her vehicle, which slid into oncoming traffic, colliding into another car. The driver of the first car died at the scene of the accident. The driver of the second vehicle was taken to a local hospital with what was initially believed to be life-threatening injuries.
- 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.
- Avalanche and Heavy Snow in California, January 16 to 17, 20201 death · 2 injured · 101 kt wind · 31 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, January 16, 2020$115,000 · 16 events
- Strong Wind in New York, January 16, 2020$170,000 · 5 events
- High Wind in New York, January 16, 2020$120,000 · 56 kt wind · 4 events
- Debris Flow and Flooding in California, January 16, 20200.25 in hail · 54 events
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, January 16 to 17, 2020$52,000 · 76 kt wind · 16 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, January 16, 2020$50,000 · 5 events
- Strong Wind and Cold in New York, January 16 to 17, 2020$20,000 · 22 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in California, January 16 to 17, 202027 events
- Heavy Rain and Strong Wind in American Samoa, January 16 to 18, 2020$25,000 · 2 events
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in New Mexico, January 16 to 17, 202058 kt wind · 19 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kansas, January 16 to 17, 202016 events
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: 870889.