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Heavy Snow in Van Horn & Hwy 54 Corridor, Texas
Heavy Snow January 23, 2007 · Van Horn & Hwy 54 Corridor, Texas
What the National Weather Service wrote
Six to eight inches of snow fell in Van Horn.
The wider storm
Another record breaking snow event for west Texas and southeastern New Mexico as an upper level storm system and a cold front move across the region. Six to eight inches of snow in the Van Horn area resulted in Interstate 10 being closed between Fort Hancock and Fort Stockton and Interstate 20 being closed between Pecos and Fort Hancock. At least 200 tractor trailers were stranded in Van Horn and Pecos when those interstates closed. Schools across west Texas and southeastern New Mexico closed for at least a day. Locations across the region received anywhere from an inch to eleven inches of snow.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 13297. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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