Texas, 2025

Heavy Snow in Texas, January 9 to 10, 2025

January 9 to 10, 2025 · NWS OUN · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

A widespread winter storm (with heavy snowfall) impacted the Southern Plains on the 9th into early morning hours of the 10th. On the synoptic scale, a deep (closed) upper system lifted from northern Mexico into portions of the Southern Plains, leading to expanding areas of light to moderate precipitation during the day on the 9th.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 OUN wrote it up.

A widespread winter storm (with heavy snowfall) impacted the Southern Plains on the 9th into early morning hours of the 10th. On the synoptic scale, a deep (closed) upper system lifted from northern Mexico into portions of the Southern Plains, leading to expanding areas of light to moderate precipitation during the day on the 9th. While surface temperatures sat a few degrees above freezing prior to snowfall (morning of the 9th), a combination of sub-freezing wet-bulb temperatures and occasionally heavy rates lead to widespread snowfall accumulation across the WFO Norman Forecast area.

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Event by event

3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Archer

When
January 9, 8:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where
Archer forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
33.615, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 1 to 4 inches in the county, with the highest total of 4 inches measured near the Scotland community.

Heavy Snow, Clay

When
January 9, 8:00 AM CST to January 10, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Clay forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 2 to 4 inches in the county, with the highest total of 4 inches measured near the Bellevue and Henrietta communities.

Heavy Snow, Wichita

When
January 9, 8:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where
Wichita forecast zone
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 1 to 4 inches in the county, with the highest total of 4 inches measured near the Iowa Park and Burkburnett communities.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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: 1226069, 1226070, 1226071.