Winter Weather in Stonewall, Texas

A weak short wave approached the region early in the morning of the 23rd above a shallow but very cold near surface layer. A non-zero amount of instability was present in the atmosphere with an elevated mixed layer above the cold air dome. Moist air surged northward above the cold air and combined with lift from the short wave, created thunderstorms. However, the cold air near the surface froze the precipitation into sleet before reaching the surface. Several locations saw sleet accumulate over the course of an hour or two. Sleet accumulations generally ranged from 1 to 1.5 inches.

Sleet accumulations were reported by local law enforcement and NWS cooperative weather observers:

1.5 inches at Tahoka (Lynn County),

1.0 inch at Dickens (Dickens County),

1.0 inch at Paducah (Cottle County), and

0.8 inches at Aspermont (Stonewall County).