Winter Weather in Wheeler, Texas

One to three inches of snow fell in the northern half of Wheeler County. Higher amounts around four to six inches occurred in the southern part of the county near I-40. Two inches was measured around Wheeler while Shamrock received four to five inches of snow.

A strong upper level low pressure system moved across the western United States and eventually across southern New Mexico and west Texas during the weekend of February 10-11. Out ahead of this feature, moisture was able to move in across the region which allowed rain and snow showers to develop across the Panhandles by late morning on the 10th. Temperatures for most areas were above freezing, other than the northwest where temperatures were below freezing which allowed for snowfall to begin to accumulate across this area. On the 10th, between 1-3 inches of snow fell across the far northwest combined Panhandles. A cold front pushed south late on the 10th into the early morning hours of the 11th and cooled temperatures below freezing for the entire area. Early on the 11th, better lift provided by the low pressure system started to move across the Panhandles and allowed numerous bands of widespread snowfall to develop over the region. Snowfall rates up to one half of an inch to an inch per hour occurred in the heaviest snow bands. The system exited to the east during the evening of the 11th. Snowfall totals ranged anywhere from a trace up to seven inches across the Panhandles. The highest totals were located across the northwest, where four to six inches of snowfall occurred during the event as well as across the southern Texas Panhandle, where snowfall accumulations ranged from 3.5 to 6.5 inches.