Winter Storm — Titus, Texas

2026-01-23 to 2026-01-25 · Titus, Texas

Wider weather episode

A strong arctic cold front moved south into the Four State Region during the afternoon through the overnight hours on January 23rd-24th, with temperatures quickly falling from the upper 40s to mid 50s on the 23rd into the 20s and lower 30s by the early morning hours on the 24th. Meanwhile, a southwest flow aloft developed over much of the Central and Southern Plains into the Eastern United States, ahead of a large upper level trough that developed along the West Coast and Desert Southwest, and drifted slowly east through the Rockies, Plains, and Mississippi Valley before weakening. This trough tapped ample moisture from the Southern Pacific, with strong overrunning that developed atop the shallow arctic air mass which contributed to widespread periods of freezing rain and sleet across the Four State Region through the morning of the 25th. Significant ice and sleet accumulations were observed, with the bitter cold air mass lingering through the morning of the 28th, before enough thawing was observed to melt the ice off of area trees, power lines, and roadways.

In East and Northeast Texas, the following freezing rain (ice) accretions were measured at the following locations:

Angelina County: 3 S Lufkin: 0.15 inches.

Bowie County: De Kalb: 0.40 inches, 8 SW New Boston: 0.25 inches.

Camp County: 1 NNW Pittsburg: 0.30 inches.

Cass County: Hughes Springs: 0.50 inches, Atlanta: 0.25 inches.

Harrison County: 5 S Scottsville: 0.25 inches, 1 WNW Marshall: 0.25 inches, 1 W Marshall: 0.25 inches.

Nacogdoches County: Nacogdoches: 0.25 inches.

Panola County: Gary City: 0.75 inches, 13 SSW Waskom: 0.25 inches.

Rusk County: 1 N Mount Enterprise: 0.60 inches, 6 W Henderson: 0.30 inches.

Sabine County: Bronson: 0.20 inches.

San Augustine County: San Augustine: 0.20 inches.

Shelby County: 7 NE Center: 0.75 inches, Center: 0.50 inches, 5 WNW Center: 0.50 inches, 3 SW Joaquin: 0.30 inches, 2 NW Center: 0.20 inches.

Smith County: 4 SE New Chapel Hill: 0.25 inches, 1 NNW Lindale: 0.06 inches.

Titus County: 2 ESE Mount Pleasant: 0.10 inches.

The following sleet accumulations were measured across East and Northeast Texas:

Bowie County: Texarkana: 5.0 inches, De Kalb: 2.0 inches, 8 SW New Boston: 1.3 inches.

Camp County: 1 NNW Pittsburg: 2.0 inches.

Cass County: Atlanta: 1.5 inches, Hughes Springs: 1.5 inches.

Cherokee County: 1 E New Summerfield: 1.4 inches.

Gregg County: 3 ENE Longview: 3.0 inches, 2 SE Lakeport: 0.8 inches.

Harrison County: 10 SSE Ore City: 3.5 inches, 1 W Marshall: 3.0 inches, 1 WNW Marshall: 1.5 inches.

Marion County: 5 NW Jefferson: 1.0 inches, Jefferson: 1.0 inches.

Nacogdoches County: Nacogdoches: 0.1 inches.

Panola County: 13 SSW Waskom: 3.3 inches.

Red River County: Avery: 2.0 inches.

Rusk County: 7 SE Henderson: 3.5 inches, 6 SSE Henderson: 2.0 inches, 1 N Mount Enterprise: 2.0 inches, 6 W Henderson: 1.5 inches, 4 SW Easton: 1.5 inches, 7 NNW Mount Enterprise: 1.0 inches.

Shelby County: 1 N Huxley: 2.0 inches, 5 S Tenaha: 1.5 inches, 2 NW Center: 1.5 inches, 4 NNW Huxley: 0.8 inches.

Smith County: 3 W Noonday: 1.6 inches, 4 SE New Chapel Hill: 1.5 inches, 2 SSW Tyler: 1.3 inches, 2 WSW New Chapel Hill: 1.2 inches, 4 WSW Tyler: 1.2 inches, 6 SSW Noonday: 1.0 inches, 3 SW Liberty City: 1.0 inches, 2 SSW Tyler: 0.5 inches, 1 NNW Lindale: 0.5 inches, 3 WSW Lindale: 0.4 inches.

Titus County: 2 ESE Mount Pleasant: 0.5 inches.

Upshur County: 3 SSW Ore City: 1.3 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1309277. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.