Winter Storm — Dallas, Texas

2022-02-02 to 2022-02-03 · Dallas, Texas

Event narrative

A social media report indicated 2.5 inches of a sleet/snow mix about 2 miles south of Farmers Branch, TX. Half an inch of sleet was also measured in Richardson, TX. Local Broadcast media reported one male died on the I-45/I-30 interchange when his 18-wheeler jackknifed on slick roads, and the gentleman unfortunately fell to his death.

Wider weather episode

An arctic cold front ushered sub-freezing temperatures into the region while an upper level storm system generated widespread precipitation, leading to a winter storm across North and Central Texas during the first week of February 2022. The highest accumulations of snow and sleet occurred across the northwestern portions of North Texas where 3-5 accumulations occurred.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1008262. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.