A deep upper low and a strong cold front came together to produce a transition from cold rain to snow across North Texas on Tuesday, January 24. Snowfall totals up to 2 inches were reported roughly north of a line from Eastland to Fort Worth to Paris.
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A deep upper low and a strong cold front came together to produce a transition from cold rain to snow across North Texas on Tuesday, January 24. Snowfall totals up to 2 inches were reported roughly north of a line from Eastland to Fort Worth to Paris. The snow melted on most roadways, but some snow accumulations on roads and bridges in Cooke County led to some traffic accidents in a few locations.
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 24, 6:17 PM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 617 PM CST Tue Jan 24 2023 ...New Short Term, Aviation... .SHORT TERM... /NEW/ /Through Wednesday Evening/ Water vapor imagery reveals the core of an upper low lifting northeast through the northwest parts of the forecast area early this evening. The main precipitation shield east of the advancing low has moved well east of the region. A secondary swath of lighter precip near the low center does produce more of a snow signature on radar, and local obs have been indicating a west to east transition from light rain to light snow. This should lead to minor accumulations between the Red River and Highway 380 as the evening progresses. Accumulations would range generally from a trace to a couple of inches on elevated and grassy surfaces. Snow is possible as far south as Interstate 20, but the surface will likely remain too warm for accumulations to occur. All in all, the ongoing Winter Weather Advisory will remain in effect with no plans to add or remove any counties at this time. Precipitation will come to an end during the overnight hours as the low accelerates northeast through the Arklatex region. A seasonably cold airmass will enter in its wake, with temperatures dropping to or below freezing for the northwestern third of the forecast area. Locations where either rain or melted snow have lingered may have to contend with patches of ice for the Wednesday morning commute. Fortunately it still looks like travel problems should remain on the lower end of the spectrum. The rest of the area will still be cold, with lows in the lower to middle 30s. Cold air advection will continue all day Wednesday, keeping afternoon highs generally in the 40s. Temperatures will drop steadily Wednesday night under clearing skies, with a freeze expected area-wide. 30 && .LONG TERM... /Issued 320 PM CST Tue Jan 24 2023/ /Wednesday Night through Tuesday/ The long term portion of the forecast will start off cold with lingering cold air advection, a clear sky and light north wind. Overnight lows Wednesday will likely bottom out in the middle 20s across the northwest zones with most other locations in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Temperatures will steadily warm through the day Thursday but with lingering cold air advection, highs will be below normal, ranging from the middle 40s in the northwest to the middle 50s in the south. Brief return flow is expected Thursday night ahead of a shortwave approaching from the Desert Southwest. Since the Gulf will remain largely cut off, Thursday night will still be cold with nearly all locations falling below freezing. Low level warm air advection will increase Friday resulting in more clouds, stronger southerly winds and warmer temperatures with highs mainly in the 50s to around 60. Rain chances will return to the forecast Saturday when large scale lift associated with the approaching shortwave interacting with increasing low and mid level moisture. The best moisture and rain chances will be confined to the eastern half of region. As of now, it does not appear mid level lapse rates will be sufficient to support much thunder, but still can't rule it out completely. Rain chances will end Saturday night/Sunday with the passage of the shortwave and the arrival of a cold front. The post-frontal airmass will bring cooler and drier air with highs staying mainly in the 50s Sunday, except for lower 60s across Central Texas. A reinforcement of cooler air will arrive Sunday night/Monday keeping below normal temperatures. We will see quick return flow early next week ahead another approaching shortwave but temperatures will likely stay near or below seasonal normals to finish out the month with some low rain chances. 79 && .AVIATION... /NEW/ /00Z TAFs/ RADAR and surface obs indicate a west-to-east transition from rain to snow in the band of light precipitation moving east through North TX. Onset of -RASN along with IFR cigs is still looking to occur between now and 02Z in the DFW area, with no accumulation expected. Precip should end 04-05Z, but low cigs will continue overnight into Wednesday. Cigs will improve by Wednesday afternoon as dry air enters. Otherwise, a strong northerly component to the wind should continue through the end of the forecast period. 30 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 35 50 31 52 34 / 90 0 0 0 0 Waco 36 51 31 53 31 / 30 0 0 0 0 Paris 33 45 28 48 30 / 90 0 0 0 0 Denton 31 49 26 51 29 / 90 0 0 0 0 McKinney 33 47 28 50 30 / 90 0 0 0 0 Dallas 35 50 32 52 33 / 80 0 0 0 0 Terrell 35 48 29 51 31 / 80 0 0 0 0 Corsicana 37 50 32 52 33 / 50 0 0 0 0 Temple 34 53 30 54 29 / 10 0 0 0 0 Mineral Wells 31 50 26 51 28 / 90 0 0 0 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Winter Weather Advisory until midnight CST tonight for TXZ091>095-100>104-115-116-129. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 326 PM CST Tue Jan 24 2023 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-251200- Montague-Cooke-Grayson-Fannin-Lamar-Young-Jack-Wise-Denton-Collin- Hunt-Delta-Hopkins-Stephens-Palo Pinto-Parker-Tarrant-Dallas- Rockwall-Kaufman-Van Zandt-Rains-Eastland-Erath-Hood-Somervell- Johnson-Ellis-Henderson-Comanche-Mills-Hamilton-Bosque-Hill-Navarro- Freestone-Anderson-Lampasas-Coryell-Bell-McLennan-Falls-Limestone- Leon-Milam-Robertson- 326 PM CST Tue Jan 24 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Light snow is expected across portions of North Texas this evening Light accumulations on grass and elevated surfaces are possible, primarily from the Big Country into Texoma. Ground temperatures will be too warm for widespread travel impacts, but some slick spots will be possible on bridges and overpasses. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. A few thunderstorms are possible along and ahead of a cold front Saturday night, mainly east of the I-35 corridor. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
757 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2023
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0750 PM SNOW DECATUR 33.23N 97.59W
01/24/2023 E1.0 INCH WISE TX PUBLIC
SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF AN INCH OF SNOW IN
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MBThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Emergency management reported snow accumulations up to 2 inches, approximately 5 miles west of Collinsville, TX. Several accidents were reported on Interstate 35.
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