Texas, 2021Frost and Freeze in Texas, January 12 to 13, 2021
January 12 to 13, 2021 · NWS BRO · 8 events in 8 counties and zones
A cool and dry airmass was in place over Deep South Texas owing to a strong surface high. Another round of efficient radiational cooling led to temperatures falling below freezing across much of the area, excluding the immediate coast and the lower Valley (Cameron County).
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 cool and dry airmass was in place over Deep South Texas owing to a strong surface high. Another round of efficient radiational cooling led to temperatures falling below freezing across much of the area, excluding the immediate coast and the lower Valley (Cameron County).
Frost/Freeze, Brooks
- When
- January 12, 10:45 PM CST to January 13, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Brooks forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 27.032, -98.219 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures fell below freezing around 10:45 PM on January 12th and remained below freezing until 9:00 AM on the 13th. Low temperatures fell into the middle and upper 20s across the area. A minimum temperature of 26 degrees was observed at the Calosa 1 Mesonet. Brooks County Airport observed a low of 27 degrees, while the La Rucia Mesonet recorded a low of 29 degrees.
Frost/Freeze, Starr
- When
- January 13, 1:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Starr forecast zone
- Reported by
- RAWS
- Coordinates
- 26.562, -98.738 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures fell below freezing around 1:00 AM on January 13th and remained below freezing until 9:00 AM. Low temperatures fell into the upper 20s across the area. A minimum temperature of 28 degrees was observed at the Falcon Lake RAWS site. The Rancho Los Comitas COOP site also recorded a low of 28 degrees.
Frost/Freeze, Inland Kenedy County
- When
- January 13, 1:30 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Inland Kenedy County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 26.928, -97.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures fell below freezing around 1:30 AM and remained below freezing until 9:00 AM. Low temperatures fell into the upper 20s and lower 30s across the area. A minimum temperature of 29 degrees was observed at the Sarita Union Pacific Railroad (UPR) mesonet site. The ARMSTR UPR site also observed a low temperature of 32 degrees.
Frost/Freeze, Northern Hidalgo County
- When
- January 13, 1:45 AM CST to 8:45 AM CST
- Where
- Northern Hidalgo County forecast zone
- Reported by
- RAWS
- Coordinates
- 26.397, -98.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures fell below freezing around 1:45 AM and remained below freezing until 8:45 AM. Low temperatures fell into the upper 20s and lower 30s across the area. A minimum temperature of 28 degrees was observed at the Linn-San Manuel RAWS site.
Frost/Freeze, Jim Hogg
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM CST to 8:30 AM CST
- Where
- Jim Hogg forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 27.043, -98.697 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures fell below freezing around 3:00 AM and remained below freezing until 8:30 AM. The Hebbronville airport recorded a low temperature of 31 degrees. Given low temperatures in the upper 20s observed in adjacent Brooks and Starr Counties, it is implied that temperatures across central and southern Jim Hogg were likely colder than what was observed in Hebbronville.
Frost/Freeze, Zapata
- When
- January 13, 4:15 AM CST to 8:30 AM CST
- Where
- Zapata forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 27.001, -99.169 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures fell below freezing around 4:15 AM and remained below freezing until 8:30 AM. Low temperatures fell into the lower 30s across the area. A minimum temperature of 30 degrees was observed at the Zapata airport.
Frost/Freeze, Southern Hidalgo County
- When
- January 13, 4:15 AM CST to 8:15 AM CST
- Where
- Southern Hidalgo County forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 26.397, -98.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures fell below freezing around 4:15 AM and remained below freezing until 8:15 AM. Low temperatures fell into the lower 30s across northern portions of Southern Hidalgo. A minimum temperature of 32 degrees was observed at Edinburg International Airport.
Frost/Freeze, Willacy
- When
- January 13, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Willacy forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 26.477, -97.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures fell below freezing around 6:00 AM and remained below freezing until 8:00 AM. Low temperatures fell into the lower 30s across the area. A minimum temperature of 30 degrees was observed at the YTURIA Union Pacific Railroad mesonet site.
- 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.
- Flooding in Washington, January 12 to 16, 2021$2.9 million · 7 events
- High Wind in Washington, January 12 to 13, 2021$800,000 · 63 kt wind · 7 events
- High Wind in Montana, January 12 to 13, 202182 kt wind · 42 events
- High Wind in Montana, January 12 to 14, 202177 kt wind · 26 events
- High Wind in Idaho, January 12 to 13, 2021$20,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Wyoming, January 12 to 14, 2021$3,000 · 88 kt wind · 14 events
- Flooding and Coastal Flood in Washington, January 12 to 14, 2021$2,000 · 70 kt wind · 6 events
- Drought in Texas, January 12 to 31, 20214 events
- Winter Weather in Texas, January 12, 20214 events
- High Wind in Oregon, January 12 to 13, 202168 kt wind · 3 events
- High Wind in Alaska, January 12, 202165 kt wind · 3 events
- High Wind in Oregon, January 12 to 13, 202159 kt wind · 3 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 931971, 931972, 931973, 931974, 931975, 931976, 931977, 931978.