Winter Weather — Andrews, Texas

2025-12-29 · Andrews, Texas

Event narrative

Law enforcement reported 1 inch of snow about 10 miles east of the Texas/New Mexico state line, along SH 128 at 0132 CST. Light snowfall continued later into the afternoon, and the total time of occurrence is partially estimated by radar.

Wider weather episode

During the evening of the 28th/early morning hours of the 29th, a strong cold front pushed through west Texas and southeast New Mexico, bringing Arctic air back to the region. Meanwhile, our area ended up under the right entrance region of an upper-level jet. A narrow band of wintery precipitation formed from roughly Queen, New Mexico into the Permian Basin of west Texas towards Midland/Odessa. Snow eventually became the dominant precipitation type within this narrow band. The most snow fell in southeast New Mexico, particularly in Carlsbad, where up to 9.8 inches fell. Further east into west Texas towards Midland/Odessa, an inch was commonly reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1299998. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.