Winter Weather — Tarrant, Texas

2010-03-20 to 2010-03-21 · Tarrant, Texas

Event narrative

Icy road conditions on Interstate 30 resulted in a seven vehicle accident that killed one person and injured 5 others. The accident occurred around 6:30 am CDT on the 21st on westbound Interstate 30 and Fielder Road in Arlington. The highway was closed for nearly 8 hours due to the accident. Five accidents were also reported on the southbound ramp from East Loop 820 onto Interstate 30 due to ice, and the ramp had to be closed for 4 hours. Another person was killed in one of accidents on the ramp. Up to 1 of snow was reported around the county.

Wider weather episode

The last snow event of the memorable winter season of 2009-2010 occurred on the night of March 20th. The highest storm total snowfall was 8 inches in Collin County where a narrow band of heavy snow persisted through much of the night. The band of heavy snow set up along a line from southeastern Cooke County and southwestern Grayson County into Collin, Rockwall, and Kaufman counties. Many areas which surrounded the heavy band received between 1 and 5 of snow. There were many accidents across the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex which resulted in several injuries and 2 fatalities.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 218469. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.