Extreme Cold and Frost and Freeze in Texas, January 24 to 27, 2026

Name: Extreme Cold and Frost and Freeze in Texas, January 24 to 27, 2026
Start: 2026-01-24T23:25
End: 2026-01-27T09:30
Location: Texas

January 24 to 27, 2026 · NWS BRO · 55 events in 15 counties and zones

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: $5.0 million
Events: 55

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 BRO wrote it up.

An Arctic cold front ushered in the coldest air mass of the season to Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley with widespread cold temperatures between January 25-27, 2026. Cold temperatures (wind chill) below 30F arrived during the late evening of the 24th across the ranchlands and spread to the lower Rio Grande Valley before daybreak on the 25th. A cold afternoon set the stage for the overnight of the 25th into the morning of the 26th, as skies cleared but fresh breezes/stronger winds near the coast prevailed. The 26th was the coldest ambient and feels-like temperature of the calendar year so far, with a freeze in all areas, and wind chill below 20F in most areas.

Clear skies and calm winds allowed rapid temperature drops during the evening of the 26th, with many inland locations recording their second hard freeze in as many nights early on the 27th. Locations closer to the coast saw winds veer to the northeast above the surface, precluding a second freeze/hard freeze.

The hard freeze caused minor damage to tender vegetation and crops in Hidalgo, Willacy, and Cameron County. Dollar values were unknown as of this writing (end of March 2026) but some estimates are included, and will likely be updated.

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 Brownsville, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 24, 10:53 PM CST, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 10:53 PM CST, 32 minutes before

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Event by event

24 frost/freeze, 17 cold/wind chill, 14 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Cameron

When: January 24, 11:25 PM CST to January 25, 10:40 AM CST
Where: Cameron forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 26.152, -97.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) recorded minimum wind chill values at or below 30F degrees (Cold Weather Advisory Criteria) for 6 hours from 4:35-10:20am CST on Sunday January 25th. Harlingen/Valley International Airport (HRL) recorded minimum wind chill values at or below 30F degrees (Cold Weather Advisory Criteria) for 11.5 hours from 11:25pm (Jan 24th) to 10:40am CST January 25th.

Cold/Wind Chill, Willacy Island

When: January 25, 12:24 AM CST to 12:24 PM CST
Where: Willacy Island forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 26.477, -97.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Realitos, TX recorded minimum wind chill values at or below 30F degrees (Cold Weather Advisory Criteria) for nearly 12 hours from 12:24am and 12:24 pm CST on Sunday January 25th. Rincon del San Jose (southeast Kenedy) reached 27F by midnight; interpolating between the sites indicated that Willacy Island reached 30F around or just after midnight on the 25th.

Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Willacy

When: January 25, 12:24 AM CST to 12:24 PM CST
Where: Coastal Willacy forecast zone
Reported by: C-MAN Station
Coordinates: 26.477, -97.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Interpolation between the The Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network (TCOON) site at Rincon del San Jose along Laguna Madre in southeast Kenedy County, with a TCOON site at Realitos Peninsula in northeast Cameron, suggested up to 12 hours of wind chill at or below 30F (Cold Weather Advisory Criteria) on January 25th from roughly 1224 AM to 1224 PM CST on the morning of Sunday January 25th. Wind chill values likely bottomed out in the mid 20s for a few hours around daybreak.

Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Hidalgo County

When: January 25, 1:15 AM CST to 10:15 AM CST
Where: Northern Hidalgo County forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 26.397, -98.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Edinburg International Airport recorded minimum wind chill values at or below 30F degrees (Cold Weather Advisory Criteria) for 9 hours from 1:15-10:15am CST on the morning of Sunday January 25th.

Cold/Wind Chill, Willacy

When: January 25, 1:15 AM CST to 11:35 AM CST
Where: Willacy forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 26.477, -97.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The mesonet site at Texas Agriscience Center, along the southwest Willacy/northeast Hidalgo County line, recorded at or below 30F degrees (Cold Weather Advisory Criteria) for 10 hours from 1 am through 11am CST on Sunday January 25th. This value, combined with proxy observations in northern Cameron and southeast Kenedy County, suggest the duration. Lowest values reached the mid to upper 20s for a few hours around daybreak.

Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Kenedy

When: January 25, 1:24 AM CST to 9:48 AM CST
Where: Coastal Kenedy forecast zone
Reported by: C-MAN Station
Coordinates: 26.928, -97.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network (TCOON) site at Rincon del San Jose recorded minimum wind chill values at or below 25F degrees (Cold Weather Advisory Criteria) for 9 hours from 1:15-10:00am CST on the morning of Sunday January 25th. A location along the Kenedy/Kleberg line reported slightly lower values during the same period. Wind chill values bottomed out between 21 and 23F.

Cold/Wind Chill, Kenedy Island

When: January 25, 1:24 AM CST to 9:48 AM CST
Where: Kenedy Island forecast zone
Reported by: C-MAN Station
Coordinates: 26.928, -97.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

These values approximated values along the barrier island, where northwest surface winds brought the cold air to the beaches.

Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Cameron

When: January 25, 2:00 AM CST to 10:50 AM CST
Where: Coastal Cameron forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 26.152, -97.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Port Isabel Airport (PIL) recorded minimum wind chill values at or below 30F degrees (Cold Weather Advisory Criteria) for 9 hours from 2:00-10:50am CST on Sunday January 25th.

Cold/Wind Chill, Zapata

When: January 25, 2:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
Where: Zapata forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 27.001, -99.169 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) at Laredo, as well as an observation platform in Nuevo Laredo (Mexico), saw wind chill values drop to 24/25F around 2 AM on the 25th, continuing through around 11 AM. Minimum wind chill fell into the upper teens around daybreak. Slightly higher values were likely in Zapata, but still at or below the 25F Cold Weather Advisory criteria, with northwest winds of at least 5-10 mph.

Cold/Wind Chill, Cameron Island

When: January 25, 2:24 AM CST to 11:54 AM CST
Where: Cameron Island forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 26.152, -97.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Realitos, TX recorded minimum wind chill values at or below 30F degrees (Cold Weather Advisory Criteria) for 9.5 hours from 2:24-11:54am CST on Sunday January 25th.

Cold/Wind Chill, Brooks

When: January 25, 3:15 AM CST to 11:35 AM CST
Where: Brooks forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 27.032, -98.219 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Falfurrias recorded minimum wind chill values at or below 25F degrees (Cold Weather Advisory Criteria) for 8.5 hours from 3:15-11:35am CST on Sunday January 25th.

Cold/Wind Chill, Jim Hogg

When: January 25, 3:15 AM CST to 11:35 AM CST
Where: Jim Hogg forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 27.043, -98.697 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hebbronville recorded minimum wind chill values at or below 25F degrees (Cold Weather Advisory Criteria) for 8.5 hours from 3:15-11:35am CST on the morning of Sunday January 25th. Minimum temperatures were in the lower 20s.

Cold/Wind Chill, Inland Kenedy County

When: January 25, 3:15 AM CST to 11:35 AM CST
Where: Inland Kenedy County forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 26.928, -97.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Falfurrias (northeast Brooks County) recorded minimum wind chill values at or below 25F degrees (Cold Weather Advisory Criteria) for 8.5 hours from 3:15-11:35am CST on Sunday January 25th. Proxy observations from southern Kleberg County suggest that the Sarita-Armstrong area, at minimum, had similar duration of wind chill temperatures during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Hidalgo County

When: January 25, 6:25 AM CST to 9:10 AM CST
Where: Southern Hidalgo County forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 26.397, -98.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

McAllen/Miller International Airport (MFE) recorded minimum wind chill values at or below 30F degrees (Cold Weather Advisory Criteria) for 2.5 hours from 6:25-9:10am CST on Sunday January 25th.

Frost/Freeze, Jim Hogg

When: January 25, 8:35 PM CST to January 26, 9:55 AM CST
Where: Jim Hogg forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 27.043, -98.697 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hebbronville recorded freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) for 13.5 hours from 8:35pm Sunday January 25th to 9:55am CST Monday January 26th. A Hard Freeze (temperatures at or below 27F degrees) occurred for 6 hours from 2:35-8:35am CST January 26th. Minimum temperatures fell to the low to mid 20s.

Frost/Freeze, Zapata

When: January 25, 8:35 PM CST to January 26, 9:55 AM CST
Where: Zapata forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 27.001, -99.169 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

By proxy with Hebbronville (northern Jim Hogg), freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) likely occurred for 13.5 hours from 8:35pm Sunday January 25th to 9:55am CST Monday January 26th in much of northern Zapata County, including the city of Zapata. A Hard Freeze (temperatures at or below 27F degrees) occurred for 6 hours from 2:35-8:35am CST January 26th, with minimum temperatures in the lower 20s.

Frost/Freeze, Starr

When: January 25, 8:35 PM CST to January 26, 9:55 AM CST
Where: Starr forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 26.562, -98.738 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) occurred for 9:30 hours from midnight (12 AM) Monday January 26th to 9:30am CST Monday January 26th in Starr County. A Hard Freeze (temperatures at or below 27F degrees) occurred for 4:30 hours from 4 until 830am CST January 26th. Minimum temperatures in the lower 20s were recorded around daybreak.

Frost/Freeze, Inland Kenedy County

When: January 25, 9:00 PM CST to January 26, 11:30 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)

Sarita mesonet recorded freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) for 14.5 hours from 9 PM January 25th through 1130 AM CST on Monday January 26th. A Hard Freeze (temperatures at or below 27F degrees) occurred for 8 hours from 2 until 10 AM CST January 26th. Minimum temperatures were in the lower 20s, including 22 degrees in Armstrong.

Frost/Freeze, Willacy

When: January 25, 9:00 PM CST to January 26, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Willacy forecast zone
Crop damage: $1.0 million
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 26.477, -97.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The locus of observations on the Yturria ranch (northern Willacy, near the Kenedy line), northern Cameron (near the Willacy line), and the Texas AgriScience Center (northeast Hidalgo, near the southwest Willacy border) gave a proxy duration of freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) for 13.5 hours from 9 PM Jan. 25 through 1030 AM CST on Monday January 26th. A Hard Freeze (temperatures at or below 27F degrees) occurred for 7.5 hours from 2 until 930 AM CST January 26th. Minimum temperatures were in the lower to mid 20s.

An unknown amount of minor damage was likely to winter crops, mainly due to the sharp temperature change from prior to the freeze until after it.

Frost/Freeze, Brooks

When: January 25, 9:35 PM CST to January 26, 10:15 AM CST
Where: Brooks forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 27.032, -98.219 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Falfurrias recorded freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) for 12.5 hours from 9:35-10:15am CST on Monday January 26th. A Hard Freeze (temperatures at or below 27F degrees) occurred for 5.5 hours from 3:15-8:35am CST January 26th. Minimum temperatures were in the mid 20s.

Frost/Freeze, Cameron

When: January 25, 10:30 PM CST to January 26, 9:30 AM CST
Where: Cameron forecast zone
Crop damage: $2.0 million
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 26.152, -97.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) recorded freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) for 4.5 hours from 4:15-8:55am CST on Monday January 26th. Harlingen/Valley International Airport (HRL) recorded freezing temperatures (32F degrees or below) for 11 hours from 10:30pm (Jan 25th) to 9:30am CST January 26th. Minimum temperatures were in the mid to upper 20s.

An unknown amount of minor damage was likely to winter crops, mainly due to the sharp temperature change from prior to the freeze until after it.

Frost/Freeze, Northern Hidalgo County

When: January 25, 10:55 PM CST to January 26, 9:35 AM CST
Where: Northern Hidalgo County forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 26.397, -98.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Edinburg International Airport recorded freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) for 11 hours from 9:55pm on January 25th to 9:35am CST on Monday January 26th. A Hard Freeze (temperatures at or below 27F degrees) occurred for over 3.5 hours from 4:15-7:55am CST January 26th. Minimum temperatures were in the low to mid 20s.

Frost/Freeze, Coastal Willacy

When: January 25, 11:00 PM CST to January 26, 9:30 AM CST
Where: Coastal Willacy forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 26.477, -97.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Port Mansfield recorded freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) for 10.5 hours from 11 AM -9:30 AM CST on Monday January 26th. The freeze is also determined by proxy observations with southeastern Kenedy (Rincon del San Jose) and northeastern Cameron County. Minimum temperatures were in the upper 20s, but only briefly reached hard freeze (27F or lower) criteria.

Frost/Freeze, Coastal Kenedy

When: January 26, 12:00 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
Where: Coastal Kenedy forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 26.928, -97.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rincon del San Jose recorded freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) for 10 hours from 1:24-11:30am CST on Monday January 26th. Using a combination and proxy of Rincon del San Jose and Baffin Bay Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network, or TCOON, Coastal Kenedy County likely recorded freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) for 11:30 hours from midnight -11:30am CST on Monday January 26th. Minimum temperatures fell into the upper 20s (26-28), with up to three hours of a hard freeze (27F or lower) across the northern half of the Kenedy Padre Island National Seashore (PINS), with similar readings likely along/across Laguna Madre.

Frost/Freeze, Kenedy Island

When: January 26, 12:00 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
Where: Kenedy Island forecast zone
Reported by: C-MAN Station
Coordinates: 26.928, -97.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Using a combination and proxy of Rincon del San Jose and Baffin Bay Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network, or TCOON, Kenedy Island likely recorded freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) for 11:30 hours from midnight -11:30am CST on Monday January 26th. Minimum temperatures fell into the upper 20s (26-28), with up to three hours of a hard freeze (27F or lower) across the northern half of the Kenedy Padre Island National Seashore (PINS).

Frost/Freeze, Willacy Island

When: January 26, 12:00 AM CST to 9:30 AM CST
Where: Willacy Island forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 26.477, -97.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Port Mansfield recorded freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) for 9.5 hours from midnight - 9:30 AM CST on Monday January 26th. The freeze is also determined by proxy observations with southeastern Kenedy (Rincon del San Jose) and northeastern Cameron County, and by proxy to the barrier island based on offshore (northwest wind) flow that brought the frigid airmass into the coastal Gulf waters. Minimum temperatures were in the upper 20s, but only briefly reached hard freeze (27F or lower) criteria.

Frost/Freeze, Coastal Cameron

When: January 26, 2:40 AM CST to 9:15 AM CST
Where: Coastal Cameron forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 26.152, -97.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Port Isabel Airport (PIL) recorded freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) for 6.5 hours from 2:40-9:15am CST on Monday January 26th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Willacy

When: January 26, 3:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where: Willacy forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 26.477, -97.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold Warning Criteria (Wind chills at or below 20F) was reached at Harlingen/Valley International Airport for 6.25 hours from 3:00-10:00am CST Monday January 26th. By proxy with other locations in northeast Hidalgo County and southeast Kenedy County, it is assumed wind chill fell to or below 20F for around 7 hours. Estimated minimum wind chill in Willacy County was around 15F.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Willacy

When: January 26, 3:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where: Coastal Willacy forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 26.477, -97.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold Warning Criteria (Wind chills at or below 20F) was reached at Port Isabel Airport (PIL) for about 7 hours from 3am - 10am CST Monday January 26th. By proxy with observations at Rincon del San Jose (TCOON, southeast Kenedy), it can be assumed that there were 7 hours of wind chill reaching locally-defined extreme low levels. Minimum wind chills were estimated to be 15F soon after daybreak.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Willacy Island

When: January 26, 3:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where: Willacy Island forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 26.477, -97.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold Warning Criteria (Wind chills at or below 20F) was reached at Port Isabel Airport (PIL) for about 7 hours from 3am - 10am CST Monday January 26th. By proxy with observations at Rincon del San Jose (TCOON, southeast Kenedy), it can be assumed that there were 7 hours of wind chill reaching locally-defined extreme low levels on the Willacy barrier island. Minimum wind chills were estimated to be 15F soon after daybreak.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Cameron

When: January 26, 3:15 AM CST to 9:30 AM CST
Where: Cameron forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 26.152, -97.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold Warning Criteria (Wind chills at or below 20F) was reached at Harlingen/Valley International Airport for 6.25 hours from 3:15-9:30am CST Monday January 26th.

Frost/Freeze, Cameron Island

When: January 26, 3:24 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
Where: Cameron Island forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 26.152, -97.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Realitos Peninsula (Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Platform) over Laguna Madre recorded freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) for about 7 hours from 3:24-10:30am CST on Monday January 26th. By proxy, the northern portion of the Cameron barrier island likely had similar duration of a freeze. Brazos Santiago, along the shoreline in the county location just south of the City of South Padre Island, reported 32F for an hour (830 to 930 AM CST), but a location just west of the shoreline in the City dropped to 30F, with freezing temperatures for several hours (generally 5 to 9 AM).

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Cameron

When: January 26, 3:25 AM CST to 9:15 AM CST
Where: Coastal Cameron forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 26.152, -97.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold Warning Criteria (Wind chills at or below 20F) was reached at Port Isabel Airport (PIL) for about 6 hours from 3:25-9:15am CST Monday January 26th.

Frost/Freeze, Southern Hidalgo County

When: January 26, 3:55 AM CST to 9:30 AM CST
Where: Southern Hidalgo County forecast zone
Crop damage: $2.0 million
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 26.397, -98.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A combination of observing platforms in southern Hidalgo County (City of Edinburg, McAllen, Mission, Weslaco, etc) recorded minimum temperatures in the upper 20s on January 26th. Freezing (32F or lower) temperatures arrived around 4 AM, and continued through around 930 AM before sunshine rapidly warmed temperatures above freezing.

An unknown amount of minor damage was likely to winter crops, mainly due to the sharp temperature change from prior to the freeze until after it.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Kenedy Island

When: January 26, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where: Kenedy Island forecast zone
Reported by: C-MAN Station
Coordinates: 26.928, -97.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold Warning Criteria (Wind chills at or below 15F) was reached Baffin Bay (Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network, TCOON) at around 4 AM, continuing through 10 AM. Values bottomed out at 13F around 9 AM at the site, on the Kenedy/Kleberg County line. Slightly lower durations were noted at TCOON Rincon del San Jose (6 to 9 AM).

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Kenedy

When: January 26, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where: Coastal Kenedy forecast zone
Reported by: C-MAN Station
Coordinates: 26.928, -97.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Cameron Island

When: January 26, 4:24 AM CST to 10:24 AM CST
Where: Cameron Island forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 26.152, -97.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold Warning Criteria (Wind chills at or below 20F) was reached at Realitos, TX for 6 hours from 4:24-10:24am CST Monday January 26th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Starr

When: January 26, 4:30 AM CST to 9:30 AM CST
Where: Starr forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 26.562, -98.738 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold Warning Criteria (Wind chills at or below 20F) was reached in Starr County early on January 26th. Values bottomed out around 17F at Rancho Los Comitas near the Jim Hogg line, and at 19F in Rio Grande City. Duration was between 3 and 6 hours.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Inland Kenedy County

When: January 26, 5:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where: Inland Kenedy County forecast zone
Reported by: C-MAN Station
Coordinates: 26.928, -97.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold Warning Criteria (Wind chills at or below 15F) was reached Baffin Bay (Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network, TCOON) at around 5 AM, continuing through 9 AM. Values bottomed out at 13F around 9 AM at the site, on the Kenedy/Kleberg County line. Slightly lower durations were noted at TCOON Rincon del San Jose (6 to 9 AM). Proxy observations with Falfurrias/Brooks Co. Airport suggested the duration, with likely low values between 13 and 15F from Armstrong to Sarita.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Hidalgo County

When: January 26, 5:15 AM CST to 9:15 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)

Extreme Cold Warning Criteria (temperatures at or below 20F degrees) was reached at Weslaco/Mid Valley Airport for 4 hours from 5:15-9:15am CST on Monday January 26th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Hidalgo County

When: January 26, 5:15 AM CST to 9:15 AM CST
Where: Northern Hidalgo County forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 26.397, -98.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold Warning Criteria (temperatures at or below 20F degrees) was reached at Edinburg International Airport for 4 hours from 5:15-9:15am CST Monday January 26th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Jim Hogg

When: January 26, 5:35 AM CST to 8:35 AM CST
Where: Jim Hogg forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 27.043, -98.697 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold Warning Criteria (Wind chills at or below 15F) was reached at Hebbronville for 3 hours from 5:35-8:35am CST Monday January 26th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Brooks

When: January 26, 6:15 AM CST to 8:15 AM CST
Where: Brooks forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 27.032, -98.219 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold Warning Criteria (Wind chills at or below 15F) was reached at Falfurrias for 2 hours from 6:15-8:15am CST Monday January 26th.

Frost/Freeze, Jim Hogg

When: January 26, 9:15 PM CST to January 27, 8:35 AM CST
Where: Jim Hogg forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 27.043, -98.697 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hebbronville recorded freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) for 11.5 hours from 9:15pm CST on January 26th to 8:35am CST January 27th. A Hard Freeze (temperatures at or below 27F degrees) occurred for 6 hours from 1:55-7:55am CST January 27th.

Frost/Freeze, Inland Kenedy County

When: January 26, 9:30 PM CST to January 27, 9:30 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)

Observations from the Sarita mesonet site, the Yturria Ranch near the Willacy/Kenedy line, Falfurrias (northeast Brooks), and the minimum temperature in Armstrong indicated nearly 12 hours of freezing (32F or lower) temperatures in inland Willacy, with a hard freeze (27F or lower) between 1030 PM and 8 AM as radiational cooling maximized. Minimum temperatures were between 18F and 22F, the coldest morning of the event.

Frost/Freeze, Willacy

When: January 26, 10:30 PM CST to January 27, 8:35 AM CST
Where: Willacy forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 26.477, -97.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Observations from the Texas AgriScience Center (corner of southwest Willacy and Hidalgo County) and a mesonet site on the Yturria Ranch near the Willacy/Kenedy line indicated nearly 10 hours of freezing (32F or lower) temperatures in inland Willacy, with a hard freeze (27F or lower) between 11 PM and 8 AM as radiational cooling maximized. Minimum temperatures were between 23 and 25F.

Frost/Freeze, Brooks

When: January 26, 11:15 PM CST to January 27, 8:35 AM CST
Where: Brooks forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 27.032, -98.219 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Falfurrias recorded freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) for 9.5 hours from 11:15pm CST on January 26th to 8:35am CST January 27th. A Hard Freeze (temperatures at or below 27F degrees) occurred for 3 hours from 4:55-7:55am CST January 27th.

Frost/Freeze, Northern Hidalgo County

When: January 26, 11:35 PM CST to January 27, 8:35 AM CST
Where: Northern Hidalgo County forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 26.397, -98.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Edinburg International Airport recorded freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) for 9 hours from 11:35pm CST on January 26th to 8:35am CST on Tuesday January 27th. A Hard Freeze (temperatures at or below 27F degrees) occurred for over 3.5 hours from 4:15-7:55am CST January 27th.

Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Hidalgo County

When: January 26, 11:35 PM CST to January 27, 8:35 AM CST
Where: Northern Hidalgo County forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 26.397, -98.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold Weather Advisory Criteria (Wind chills at or below 30F) was reached at Edinburg International Airport for 9 hours from 11:35pm CST on January 26th to 8:35am CST on Tuesday January 27th.

Cold/Wind Chill, Jim Hogg

When: January 27, 12:15 AM CST to 8:15 AM CST
Where: Jim Hogg forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 27.043, -98.697 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold Weather Advisory Criteria (Wind chills at or below 25F) was reached at Hebbronville for 8 hours from 12:15-8:15am CST Tuesday January 27th.

Frost/Freeze, Coastal Kenedy

When: January 27, 2:30 AM CST to 7:30 AM CST
Where: Coastal Kenedy forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 26.928, -97.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Observations from the Sarita mesonet site, the Yturria Ranch near the Willacy/Kenedy line, and Rincon del San Jose (Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network) suggested freezing temperatures for around 5 hours in Coastal Kenedy County early on January 27th, 2026. a hard freeze was indeterminate, as temperatures along the barrier island remained just above freezing through the period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Brooks

When: January 27, 3:15 AM CST to 8:35 AM CST
Where: Brooks forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 27.032, -98.219 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold Weather Advisory Criteria (Wind chills at or below 25F) was reached at Falfurrias for 5.5 hours from 3:15-8:35am CST Tuesday January 27th.

Frost/Freeze, Coastal Willacy

When: January 27, 3:30 AM CST to 7:30 AM CST
Where: Coastal Willacy forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 26.477, -97.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Proxy observations between the Yturria Ranch near the Willacy/Kenedy line, and Rincon del San Jose (Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network) suggested freezing temperatures for around 4 hours in Coastal Willacy County west of Laguna Madre early on January 27th, 2026. a hard freeze was indeterminate, as temperatures along the barrier island remained above freezing through the period.

Frost/Freeze, Southern Hidalgo County

When: January 27, 5:00 AM CST to 8:30 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)

Observations from several locations in southern Hidalgo County recorded a shorter-lived freeze event (than on the prior morning), with minimum temperatures ranging from 28 to 31F in most areas. Duration of freezing temperatures (32F or lower) was around 2.5 to 3.5 hours.

Frost/Freeze, Cameron

When: January 27, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Cameron forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 26.152, -97.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Observations from several locations in the northern half of inland Cameron County reached the freezing level (32F or lower) early on the 27th. This included Harlingen, San Benito, Santa Rosa, and La Feria. Harlingen/Valley International Airport fell to 30F, while mesonet platforms in Santa Rosa and northwest Harlingen fell to 28F. Durations were much shorter than on the 26th, as low level winds veered to the northeast. Duration of freezing temperatures (32F or lower) was around 2 hours. Locations in inland southern Cameron, including Brownsville, remained above freezing.

What these are

Cold/Wind Chill: Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
Frost/Freeze: Frost or temperatures at or below freezing during the growing season, usually filed for crop damage.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill: Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.

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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: 1312803, 1315243, 1315266, 1312844, 1315256, 1312886, 1315242, 1313296, 1315273, 1313301, 1312881, 1312883, 1315246, 1312812, 1313594, 1315278, 1315298, 1315305, 1315308, 1313524, 1313496, 1313502, 1315318, 1313600, 1313601, 1315321, 1313497, 1315342, 1315344, 1315345, 1314694, 1313498, 1314697, 1315300, 1315349, 1315350, 1314696, 1315338, 1315355, 1314691, and more.