Winter Storm — Inland Harris, Texas

2025-01-20 to 2025-01-21 · Inland Harris, Texas

Event narrative

Countless reports of winter precipitation were received throughout the inland Harris county area during strong winter storm. The storm began on the evening on the 20th as numerous reports came in of sleet, flurries and ice pellets falling across the greater Houston area. Precipitation increased overnight, with the Texas Department of Transportation reporting road closers on key roadways such as US-290 and the Beltway 8. Precipitation would become predominantly snowfall during the early morning hours of the 21st with the heaviest accumulations occurring through the late morning, tapering off into the afternoon. Countless snowfall reports were received throughout inland Harris county with 0.9-4.5 inches of snowfall measured across the area. CoCoRaHS station TX-HRR-204 measured 2.5 inches and TX-HRR-232 measured 3.5 inches. The observer at IAH measured 1.2 inches of snowfall. The observer at HOU measured 3.0 inches of snowfall. The highest snowfall total in the area was measured at CO-OP site HWET2. Law enforcement reported one cold related fatality in a restaurant parking lot on South Fry Road in Katy on the 21st. News media also reported one indirect fatality in northeast Harris county, where a woman died in a car crash during the late evening of the 20th due to poor road conditions.

Wider weather episode

A major winter storm impacted southern United States across the Gulf coast, producing what would go on to be historic levels of snowfall in some areas over Southeast Texas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1231497. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.