Heavy Snow — Anderson, Texas

2010-02-23 · Anderson, Texas

Event narrative

Four to six inches of snow fell across Anderson County. A NASA meteorologist recorded the highest amount of 6 inches at the Palestine upper air balloon facility. Several roads across the county were temporarily impassible as the snow was falling, but crews from TXDOT were able to treat the roadways and the roads were re-opened. The weather conditions played a significant role in numerous traffic accidents across the county, including a fatality on U.S. Highway 79.

Wider weather episode

An upper level disturbance moved through north Texas with the best lift south of Interstate 20. The precipitation initially began as rain, but as colder temperatures filtered into the region, the rain transitioned to snow. An average of 2 to 5 inches fell across the southern portions of the NWS Fort Worth County Warning Area. However, several small bands formed across the region where 3 to 6 inches was observed. The heaviest snow band formed over Anderson County where a storm total of 6 inches fell near Palestine. Surface temperatures hovered at or just above freezing and helped with the overall impacts from the winter storm. There were several minor accidents and one major accident which resulted in one fatality due to the slushy driving conditions. There were also minor power outages reported throughout the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 214919. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.